Section 1. Vocaburlary Flashcards

1
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Sent volunteers to developing countries to help with projects such as digging wells and building schools

A

Peace Corps

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2
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Had led a revolution against an unpopular dictator

A

Fidel Castro

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3
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A barrier of concrete and barbed wire between East and West of Berlin

A

Berlin Wall

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4
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The U.S. Navy formed a blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing i more weapons.

A

Cuban Missile Crisis

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5
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Climbed out and became the first person to walk on the moon

A

Neil Armstrong

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6
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Climbed out and became one of the first person to walk on the moon

A

Edwin β€œBuzz” Aldrin

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7
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One of the leading Vietnamese nationalists

A

Ho Chi Minh

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8
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American leaders feared that if one country became Communists nearby countries would also fall to communism

A

Domino Theory

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9
Q

Communist guerrilla forces. They named there army this.

A

Vietcong

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