USA Flashcards
1
Q
Which presidents were involved in the Korean war?
A
Dwight Eisenhower and Harry Truman
2
Q
Which presidents were involved in the Vietnam war?
A
John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon
3
Q
Which president increased involvement in Vietnam?
A
Johnson
4
Q
What year did the US join Vietnam?
A
1960
5
Q
What year did the US join Korea?
A
1950
6
Q
Which president promised ‘peace with honor’?
A
Nixon
7
Q
Why didn’t this president achieve peace with honor?
A
Because when things got too tough the US completely pulled out of Vietnam, leaving the South defenseless.
8
Q
What was the ‘madman theory’?
A
The madman theory was the idea to try and make North Vietnam believe that Nixon was crazy and would even use nuclear weapons to try and end the war.
