The Cold War (Part II)

North Vietnamese leader during Vietnam War

The invasion of this country was the Soviet Union’s version of our Vietnam

term literally means “openness”; refers to Gorbachev’s idea that Russia should openly discuss Soviet Union’s policies

45. Nixon’s attempts at slowly pulling troops out of Vietnam

Communist rebel group that takes over Cambodian government after Vietnam War

U.S. president during Cuban Missile Crisis

U.S. policy of lessening Cold War tension

All of these were reasons the U.S. had a difficult time in Vietnam except

U.S. President who introduced the Domino Theory

led the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and was responsible for killing over 2 million of his own people

Two Muslim countries had a difference in how a country should be run (using Muslim law or not) and went to war

this is the unlawful use or threat of violence to cause fear advance political, religious, or ideological goals

This term refers to the USSR and it’s allies during the Cold War

These were southern Vietnamese who sympathized with the Communist North

U.S. President at the end of WWII who started the U.S. policy of containment against Communism

idea that if one country falls to communism, then it’s neighbor will, then it’s neighbor’s neighbor, etc.

This was the line that divided North and South Korea after the war

this term literally means “restructuring”; refers to Soviet’s desire to economically & politically rebuild its economy

This line divided North and South Korea before the war

Cuban leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs invasion

took last of troops out of Vietnam; began the U.S. policy of détente; first president to visit China, Russia

U.S. President who dramatically increased the number of troops in Vietnam

communist leader of China who tried different programs to improve society and economy in China, most of which failed

U.S. general who led U.N. forces against North Korea during the Korean War; was fired by Truman

This was the Soviet Union’s version of the CIA (spy agency)

This half of Korea and Vietnam was Communist

Soviet leader who joined talks with Ronald Reagan & allowed more political freedom for the USSR’s satellite countries

Soviet leader during WWII who began the Cold War and put up the “iron curtain” according to Winston Churchill

U.S.’s willingness to go to the edge of war

conflict in SE Asia in 1950 which resulted in drawing a boundary line in the same spot the war began

SE Asian conflict was unpopular in the U.S., as we fought for a government that was unpopular even with it’s own people

U.S. President who dissolved the policy of détente by increasing the numbers of nuclear weapons; introduced Star Wars