Lesson 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Who is Fidel Castro

A

He led a revolution against an unpopular dictator

A dictator from Cuba

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2
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Berlin Wall was ….

A

A barrier of concrete and barbed wire between east and West Berlin

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3
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Cuban missile crisis was that the

A

U.S. Navy formed a blockade around Cuba to prevent soviet ships from bringing in more weapons

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4
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Neil Armstrong and Edwin buzz aldrin

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Climbed out and became the first people to walk on the moon

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5
Q

What does peace corps mean

A

It sent volunteers to developing countries to help with projects such as digging wells and building schools

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6
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Ho Chi Minh is

A

Ho believed that only a communist revolution could free the Vietnamese people.

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7
Q

Domino theory was what

A

When 1 country is communist and the others fall in to communist hands

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8
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Viet cong was what

A

The army of Vietnam

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