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The overarching strategy by the US to prevent the spread of communism. This strategy guided US foreign policies and shaped the way the U.S. handled military interventions to their methods of diplomatic negotiations.
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A non-attacking political battle between America and the Soviet Union in a struggle for political supremacy, Communism vs. Democracy. It was also an effort for political influence.
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U.S. foreign policy that provided military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism. It focused on Greece and Turkey but was later extended to other areas creating NATO.
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A U.S. program of economic aid to mostly Western European countries to help them rebuild after World War II.
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National Atlantic Treaty Organization, was created to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
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Wave of anticommunist fear and persecution that took place in the United States in the 1950s.
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Wave of anticommunist fear and persecution that took place in the United States in the 1950s.
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The first major conflict of the Cold War, lasting from 1950 to 1953 in Eastern Asia. Started from an invasion by North Korea into South Korea to spread its communism. Resulted in a stalemate and continued division into two separate countries.
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A Cold War policy that suggested a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states, each falling like a row of dominos. This theory guided U.S. thinking in the escalation of the Vietnam War.
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The Soviet Union formed this alliance as a counterbalance to NATO.
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A war fought between North and South Vietnam in order to save South Vietnam from North Vietnam’s communism. The US entered the war to aid South Vietnam but it was a total defeat. The war was streamed live on TV as people began to lose hope in America’s abilities to win the war because of the images of dead U.S. soldiers.
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WIth the new uprising television, viewers were able to see these candidates and their platforms in a new perspective. People who watched the debate on TV voted JFK as the favorite candidate because of his charm and attractiveness compared to Nixon’s “unattractive” qualities.
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In fear of communism, JFK approved an operation to overthrow the Castro-led Cuban government using Cuban exiles. This operation failed.
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US spy planes spotted missiles in Cuba pointer towards the US. The US initiated the quarantine to inspect ships for nuclear weapons. After the US provided evidence of the nuclear weapons to the Soviet Union, the countries resolved the crisis through diplomacy.
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JFK was shot in the neck when his car stopped during a visit to Dallas Texas.
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Because of the alleged attack on two U.S. naval destroyers stationed at the Gulf of Tonkin, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to take any measures he believed were neccessary.
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Tet Offensive was a major military campaign launched by North Vietnam against South Vietnam and the United States. The Tet Offensive was the turning point during the Vietnam War due to its destructiveness to the morale of the US and South Vietnam. This attack conveyed to the US how their “nearing victory” was actually far away.
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Robert F, Kennedy was assassinated at a victory celebration in California on the night that he won that state's Democratic Party primary election. His death shocked the nation and added to the sense of political and social upheaval.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson, who decided to not run a second turn, was replaced by the Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey vs Richard Nixon. During the Democratic Convention, police men suppressed protestors who tried to disrupt the Convention, tarring the Democratic Party. Nixon used this to his advantage and claimed that he represented the silent majority and promised to restore law and order and bring an end to the Vietnam War. This helped him win the election.
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Paris Peace Accords ended the war and established peace in Vietnam, signed by the US, North Vietnam, and South Vietnam.