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1
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How can you avoid the draft

A

Attend college

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2
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Hawks

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Supported war

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Doves

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Opposed war

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Tet

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Vietnamese new year

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5
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How was the Vietnam war new for Americans

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Watched war on TV, saw villages burned, children and elders caught in battle, soldiers wounded and killed.

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6
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What did the Vietcong do?

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Launched surprise attacks on cities throughout South Vietnam.

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What did the Tet Offensive do?

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Showed that even with half a million U.S. Troops no part of south Vietnam was safe

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8
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Richard Nixon

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Became President through a pledge to end the war.

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U.S. Withdrawing from war

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  • withdrawing American troops and turning war over to South Vietnamese
  • two sides reached a ceasefire agreement
  • communist forces captured Saigon
  • Vietnam became united under one communist government
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10
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Arms race

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Soviet Union launched first space satellite which threatened U.S.

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NASA

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American space program to compete with the Soviets

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12
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Détente

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Policy to reduce tensions between two countries

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13
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What did détente do

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Eased tensions establishing more trade

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SALT

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Treaty to limit the number of nuclear warheads and missiles

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15
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What did the Soviets do to screw it all up?

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Went into Afghanistan to help a pro-Soviet government form

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16
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How did the whole thing conclude

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The U.S. withdrew the SALT agreement. And didn’t allow its athletes to compete in the 1980 Olympics.
Soviets remained in Afghanistan for 10 years, the war became costly and led to the downfall of the Soviet Union.

17
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Cold War

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Intense rivalry between Soviets and U.S. that lasted for 50 years

18
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Origins of Cold War

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U.S. And Britain hated the Soviets because they thought communism was stupid
Soviets wanted to overthrow non communist governments
Soviets distrusted US because they feared Us was to powerful

19
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Satellite nation

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One that is dominated politically and economically by a more powerful nation

20
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What ponies did Stalin break

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To hold free elections as soon as possible in Eastern Germany

21
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Containment

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Keep Soviet influence contained within existing boundaries

22
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How did Us try and prevent the spread of communism

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Gave Greece and Turkey $400 million in economic and military aid

23
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Truman doctrine

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Program to encourage nations to resist communist expansion

24
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Marshall plan

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Plan to rebuild Europe
$12 billion in aid to Western European countries
WWII left Europe’s home roads and factories ruined

25
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NATO

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US set up alliances with friendly nations to contain Soviet Union

26
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Warsaw Pact

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Soviets dominated their neighbors forcing them to follow its policies

27
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United Nations

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World organization established to provide peaceful resolutions to international conflicts

28
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Korean Conflict

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As WWII ended US and Soviets agreed to divide Korea at the 38th parallel
US supported South Koreas non communist government
Soviets supported North Koreas communist government

29
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Bay of Pigs

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Invasion strengthened Castro in Cuba and embarrassed the U.S.

30
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Vietcong

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Communist soldiers who were supported by North Vietnam

31
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North Vietnam

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Communist: Ho Chi Minh

32
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South Vietnam

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Non communist: Ngo Dinh Diem

33
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Domino Theory

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If on country fell to communism other counties in its region would follow

34
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Corruption in South Vietnam

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South Vietnamese believed Diem was corrupt, as discontent grew many peasants joined the Vietcong

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Soviets were building atomic missile bases in Cuba
President Kennedy announced US would stop any Soviet Ship heading toward Cuba
Soviet Union agreed to move missiles from Cuba ;US promised not to invade the island the island

36
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Draft

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System of mandatory enlistment

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