US History Flashcards
The Geneva Conference of 1954 granted ____ independence from France and divided the country into northern and southern zones.
Vietnam
The 1968 _____ National Convention, the deep divisions in the country over Vietnam War were exemplified; whil debate occured on the floor, thousands protested war outside.
Democratic
What was the name of a major offensive launched by the North Vietnamese communists between Jan-Sept 1968 attacking more than 100 cities and resulting in thousands of deaths and destruction of homes.
Tet Offensive
What was the collection of 15 republics of the former USSR that became independent nations with varying degrees of freedom and democracy?
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
The International Refugee Organization created in 1946 relocated over a million European refugees who had been made homeless by what war?
WW2