SS Trimester 3 Exam Flashcards
Causes of Vietnam War
Vietnam becoming communist and splitting into two, the US siding with the Capitalist South
The Marshall Plan
To contain Soviet expansion by developing the economies of Western and southern Europe
Domino theory
Suggested that the world was in danger of being overrun by communism
Containment
A form of foreign policy where the goal is to contain a hostile power or stop it from spreading its ideology
Causes of Korean War
The Soviet Union tried to take control of Korea, and the US got scared they’d spread communism to Korea so it moved its troops to Korea
Bay of Pigs Invasion
failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban refugees, covertly financed and directed by the United States. It was aimed at overthrowing Fidel Castro’s communist government
“Peace Without Victory”
Means that the powers should resolve their differences without one side winning or dominating the other
How did Nationalism lead to WWI?
Nationalism leads countries to want independence, which led to the Slavs wanting independence from Austria-Hungary, which is why they assa
Spark of WWI
Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Reasons to stay neutral in WWI
People in the US came from many different places to it was wise to stay impartial
14 points
President Wilson’s proposal for a peace settlement between the Allied powers and the Central powers at the end of WWI
Battle of the Bulge
The last major Nazi offensive along the western front in WWII in Belgium, Germany, and Luxembourg
Battle of Coral Sea
Japan wanted to establish two bases in the Coral Sea, effectively controlling it. The Allies bombed them and stopped them from invading it. Japan suffered many losses of airplanes and military power.
