Name: ______________________________________________ Period: ____

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 Ngo Dinh Diem 1. A constitutional issue raised from U.S. involved in Kora and Vietnam was that there was a lack of formal _________________________________
of war from Congress.
 Border
2. President Richard Nixon did not want the Pentagon Papers to be released, but the Supreme Court ruled in favor of its printing under the

 Setbacks ____________________ Amendment.

3. Worldwide reactions to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam grew hostile because the U.S. was viewed as an __________________________________
 First invading an underdeveloped nation.
4. The division of the 38th parallel was a result of negotiations to settle a ______________________________ dispute between North and South
 Marshall
Korea.

 Containment 5. The Berlin Airlift was used by Harry Truman in 1948 to provide supplies to a ___________________________________________________ city.
6. The U.S. initiative designed to provide financial aid to war-torn European countries was called the ______________________________________
 Blockaded Plan.
7. The primary reason given by U.S. leaders to justify involvement in Vietnam was that it would stop ___________________________________ from
 Conflict
spreading throughout the region.
8. The Domino Theory suggested that in order to help, the U.S. must provide military aid to ____________________________________________’s
 Asia
government (leader of South Vietnam).
 Domestic 9. President Richard Nixon’s “Silent Majority” speech in 1969 called upon the American people who still supported the
____________________________ War.
 Congressional 10. The Vietnam war affected Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society because the U.S. had to divert critical funds away from
______________________________ issues.
 Communism
11. The Domino Theory, which is the reason for involvement in Vietnam, was based on the belief that it would stop communism from spreading
 Blockade across Southeast ___________________.
12. Press coverage during Vietnam affected the U.S. by reporting on military _____________________________ contributing to public disillusionment
 Cuba with the war.
13. President Richard Nixon’s SALT 1 Treaty dealt with opening up diplomatic relations with _______________________________________________.
 Aggressor
14. John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis – the result was JFK ordering a naval

 China ________________________________ to stop the shipment of missile to ___________.

15. Incidents like the Gulf of Tonkin and the secret bombing of Cambodia made the president have to seek _________________________________
 Vietnam approval of any military action.
16. The Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and the Korean War would all fall under the category of: _________________________________________.
 Declaration
17. As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to bypass a soviet blockade without provoking a military ________________________.
 WORD BANK
WHO AM I? WHAT AM I?
WHO AM I?
WHO AM I?
I am the leader of the Soviet Union
 Ngo Dinh Diem who was directly involved in the
Cuban Missile Crisis:
 Ho Chi Minh
_______________________________
 Roy Benavidez
WHO AM I?
 Richard Nixon I am the leader of South Vietnam
 John F. Kennedy during the Vietnam War (the US sent
aid to me to help during the war)
 Nikita Khrushchev
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
WHO AM I?
 Anti-War protests
I am the president who secretly
 Different Ideologies bombed Cambodia and didn’t want
the Pentagon Papers released
 Cuban Missile Crisis
_______________________________
 Military Conflict
WHO AM I?
 First Amendment I am the Mexican American Medal of
Honor winner during the Vietnam War
 Military Setbacks
_______________________________
 Peninsula
WHO AM I?
 Containment I am the US President who was
involved in the Bay of Pigs and the
 Marshall Plan
Cuban Missile Crisis
 Truman Doctrine _______________________________
 Blockade WHO AM I?
 Berlin Airlift I am the leader of North Vietnam who
wanted the make all of South Vietnam
 th
38 Parallel
Communist
 SALT 1 Treaty _______________________________
 Southeast Asia WHAT AM I ?
This is where the border dispute was
 Aggressor
settled after the Korean War
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This is what the Vietnam War had
which made it different from both
World Wars (how people showed their
disapproval)
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This was passed by George C. Marshall
to give financial assistance to help
rebuild war-torn European countries
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
Richard Nixon did not want the
Pentagon Papers to be released; what
amendment ensured its printing?
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
US policy of stopping Communism
from spreading
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This event happened in 1962 and was
the closest the world has ever come to
nuclear warfare
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This was a major reason why the US
and Soviet Union were fighting during
the Cold War
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This is what the US could bypass with
the Berlin Airlift
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This was a US policy of containment
that gave aid to Greece & Turkey
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This is what press coverage showed to
the American people (contributed to
disillusionment with the war)
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This is what North Korea wanted to
unify in order to make the entire
country communist
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This is what John F. Kennedy put
around Cuba to stop them from
getting missiles in 1962
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This event happened in 1948 and
provided aid to a blockaded city
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This is the treaty that opened up
diplomatic relations with China
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This is what the US was seen as in an
underdeveloped nation
_______________________________
WHAT AM I?
This is where the US was trying to stop
the spread of Communism
_______________________________
 😊 Multiple choice questions – make sure to double check your answers 😊
1. The main reason for providing aid to Europe under 9. The domino theory, which provided the basis for
5. President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that
the Marshall Plan was to – U.S. entry into the Vietnam War, was the belief
the Soviet Union was constructing missiles in Cuba by -
A. Rebuild the economics of devastated European that intervention was necessary to prevent -
A. Asking Congress to declare war on Cuba
nations A. The expansion of communism across
B. Seeking United Nations approval for economic
B. Encourage Soviet withdrawal from the United Southeast Asia
sanctions against Cuba
Nations B. The inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact
C. Authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in
C. Create disagreements between western C. The loss of UN military bases in Asia
Cuba
European nations D. Ordering a naval blockade of Cuba D. The rise of China as a dominant economic
D. Guarantee American factories a supply of cheap power
raw materials
10. What prompted Congress to pass the War Powers
2. Truman Doctrine was originally designed to - 6. The Korean War was an effort by the United States to - Resolution?
A. Stop the international proliferation of nuclear A. Carry out its policy of containing the spread of A. Rulings issued by the Supreme Court that
weapons communism banned deployment of U.S. combat forces
B. Use the United Nations to eliminate Soviet B. Keep its economy strong by maintaining wartime without a declaration of war
threats activities B. Fears that renewed conflict in the Middle East
C. Rebuild Southeast Asia by extending economic C. Secure additional Asian trading partners would require the United States to defend
aid D. Extend the principles of the Marshall Plan to Asia Israel
D. Contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and C. Decisions made by the executive branch
Turkey during the Korean and Vietnam Wars
D. Limits on the authority of the chief executive
7. During the Korean War, what prevented the southern imposed by an international tribunal
3. What was the main goal of the United States part of the peninsula from falling permanently to
containment policy? invading forces?
A. To become more technologically advanced 11. As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of
A. The threat of a Soviet naval blockade
than the Soviet Union Vietnamization, the U.S. military -
B. The assistance of the Chinese military
B. To prevent the spread of Communism around A. Trained South Vietnamese forces to take over
the world C. The use of atomic weapons on northern cities
combat responsibilities from U.S. troops
C. To provide more support for science and math D. The involvement of UN forces under the command B. Shared military technology with North
education of the United States Vietnam
D. To support the establishment of the Warsaw C. Imposed martial law in North Vietnam
Pact in Eastern Europe D. Installed a puppet government in South
8. Which of the following is most characteristic of the Vietnam
Cold War?
4. As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was A. The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United
able to - States and the Soviet Union 12. During the mid-1960s, U.S. participation in the
A. Bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a B. The expansion of national borders by imperialistic Vietnam War resulted in -
military conflict European countries A. Public support for an expanded military draft
B. Transport Polish refugees to safety C. The implementation of isolationist foreign policies B. Mandatory rationing of consumer goods
C. Prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing in Great Britain and China C. Mass demonstrations by groups protesting the
D. Intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating D. The rapid industrialization of many Southeast war
superior military power Asian countries D. National attention for a third-party
presidential candidate
 Match the date with the
event
1898 1939 1945 1955-
1914 1941 1947-
1975
1991 1969
1917 Dec. 7,
1941 1948
1918
June 6, 1950-
1929
1944 1953
1. D-Day; opened up a new allied front; Normandy:
________________________________________
2. Spanish American War: _____________________
3. US puts a man on the moon: _________________
4. The Korean War: ___________________________
5. World War 1 begins with the assassination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand: ___________________
6. The Japanese bomb a US military base: _________
7. Germany invades Poland; WW2 begins: _________
8. The Vietnam War: __________________________
9. The stock market crashed; the Great Depression
begins: ___________________________________
10. World War 1 ends; Treaty of Versailles signed:
_________________________________________
11. The Cold War: _____________________________
12. The Lend Lease Act is passed during WW2 by
Franklin D. Roosevelt: _______________________
13. The US abandons neutrality and joins WW1:
_________________________________________
14. The atomic bombs are dropped by Truman; WW2
ends with Japan surrendering: ________________
Name: ______________________________________________
15. The Berlin Airlift provides supplies to a blockaded
city: _____________________________________
13. The event described in this headline resulted in -
A. Decreased federal funding of student loans
B. Increased support for the antiwar movement
C. The reinstatement of the draft
D. An end to federal investigations of student
organizations
14. Which of the following provided a legal basis for this
Supreme Court decision?
A. The Thirteenth Amendment
B. The decision in Brown v. Board of Education
C. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
D. The First Amendment
15. Which action did the federal government take to recognize
these soldiers?
A. Passing the GI Bill to give them education benefits
B. Awarding them the Congressional Medal of Honor for
actions above the call of duty
C. Providing them with monetary bonuses for
demonstrating courage under fire
D. Awarding them battlefield promotions from enlisted to
officer
16. What was the primary goal of discussions
between these two leaders?
A. To recognize the independence of former
satellite states
B. To reach a formal agreement on weapons
control
C. To negotiate the reunification of Germany
D. To develop a global environmental-
protection policy
17. What happened as a direct result of these
recommendations?
A. North Vietnamese leaders appealed for a
ceasefire
B. U.S. military involvement in Vietnam
escalated
C. South Vietnamese leaders rejected military
Period: ____
assistance
D. Soviet ground troops were deployed to
Vietnam
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FILL IN THE BLANK USING THE WORD BANK (words are only used once – cross out as you go)

 Ngo Dinh Diem 1. A constitutional issue raised from U.S. involved in Kora and Vietnam was that there was a lack of formal DECLARATION of war from Congress.

2. President Richard Nixon did not want the Pentagon Papers to be released, but the Supreme Court ruled in favor of its printing under the FIRST
 Border
Amendment.
 Setbacks
3. Worldwide reactions to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam grew hostile because the U.S. was viewed as an AGGRESSOR invading an underdeveloped

 First nation.

4. The division of the 38th parallel was a result of negotiations to settle a BORDER dispute between North and South Korea.
 Marshall
5. The Berlin Airlift was used by Harry Truman in 1948 to provide supplies to a BLOCKADED city.
 Containment 6. The U.S. initiative designed to provide financial aid to war-torn European countries was called the MARSHALL Plan.

7. The primary reason given by U.S. leaders to justify involvement in Vietnam was that it would stop COMMUNISM from spreading throughout the
 Blockaded
region.
 Conflict 8. The Domino Theory suggested that in order to help, the U.S. must provide military aid to NGO DINH DIEM’S government (leader of South

 Asia Vietnam).

9. President Richard Nixon’s “Silent Majority” speech in 1969 called upon the American people who still supported the VIETNAM War.
 Domestic
10. The Vietnam war affected Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society because the U.S. had to divert critical funds away from DOMESTIC issues.

 Congressional 11. The Domino Theory, which is the reason for involvement in Vietnam, was based on the belief that it would stop communism from spreading

across Southeast ASIA

 Communism
12. Press coverage during Vietnam affected the U.S. by reporting on military SETBACKS contributing to public disillusionment with the war.
 Blockade 13. President Richard Nixon’s SALT 1 Treaty dealt with opening up diplomatic relations with CHINA .

14. John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis – the result was JFK ordering a naval BLOCKADE to stop the
 Cuba
shipment of missile to CUBA
 Aggressor
15. Incidents like the Gulf of Tonkin and the secret bombing of Cambodia made the president have to seek CONGRESSIONAL approval of any military

 China action.

16. The Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and the Korean War would all fall under the category of: CONTAINMENT.
 Vietnam

 Declaration
WORD BANK
WHO AM I? WHAT AM I?
17. As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to bypass a soviet blockade without provoking a military CONFLICT
WHAT AM I?

WHAT AM I? This was a US policy of containment

WHO AM I?
WHO AM I? This is what the Vietnam War had that gave aid to Greece & Turkey
I am the leader of the Soviet Union
TRUMAN DOCTRINE
 Ngo Dinh Diem who was directly involved in the which made it different from both

WHO AM I?
I am the leader of South Vietnam
during the Vietnam War (the US sent
aid to me to help during the war) NGO
DINH DIEM
WHO AM I?
I am the president who secretly
bombed Cambodia and didn’t want
the Pentagon Papers released
RICHARD NIXON
WHO AM I?
I am the Mexican American Medal of
Honor winner during the Vietnam War
ROY BENAVIDEZ
WHO AM I?
I am the US President who was
involved in the Bay of Pigs and the
Cuban Missile Crisis JOHN F. KENNEDY
WHO AM I?
I am the leader of North Vietnam who
wanted the make all of South Vietnam
WHAT AM I?
This was passed by George C. Marshall
to give financial assistance to help
rebuild war-torn European countries
MARSHALL PLAN
WHAT AM I?
Richard Nixon did not want the
Pentagon Papers to be released; what
amendment ensured its printing?
FIRST AMENDMENT
WHAT AM I?
US policy of stopping Communism
from spreading CONTAINMENT
WHAT AM I?
This event happened in 1962 and was
the closest the world has ever come to
nuclear warfare CUBAN MISSILE
CRISIS
WHAT AM I?
This was a major reason why the US
WHAT AM I?
This is what press coverage showed to
the American people (contributed to
disillusionment with the war)
MILITARY SETBACKS
WHAT AM I?
This is what North Korea wanted to
unify in order to make the entire
country communist PENINSULA
WHAT AM I?
This is what John F. Kennedy put
around Cuba to stop them from
getting missiles in 1962 BLOCKADE
WHAT AM I?
This event happened in 1948 and
provided aid to a blockaded city
BERLIN AIRLIFT
WHAT AM I?
This is the treaty that opened up
diplomatic relations with China SALT 1
WHAT AM I?

Communist HO CHI MINH and Soviet Union were fighting during This is what the US was seen as in an
the Cold War DIFFERENT IDEOLOGIES underdeveloped nation AGGRESSOR

WHAT AM I ?
This is where the border dispute was WHAT AM I? WHAT AM I?

😊 Multiple choice questions

settled after the Korean War 38
PARALLEL
– make sure to TH
double check
This is what the US could bypass with
the Berlin Airlift MILITARY CONFLICT
your answers 😊
This is where the US was trying to stop
the spread of Communism
_______________________________ SOUTHEAST ASIA
1. The main reason for providing aid to Europe under 9. The domino theory, which provided the basis for
5. President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that
the Marshall Plan was to – U.S. entry into the Vietnam War, was the belief
the Soviet Union was constructing missiles in Cuba by -
A. Rebuild the economics of devastated European that intervention was necessary to prevent -
A. Asking Congress to declare war on Cuba
 10. What prompted Congress to pass the War Powers
2. Truman Doctrine was originally designed to - 6. The Korean War was an effort by the United States to - Resolution?
A. Stop the international proliferation of nuclear A. Carry out its policy of containing the spread of A. Rulings issued by the Supreme Court that
weapons communism banned deployment of U.S. combat forces
B. Use the United Nations to eliminate Soviet B. Keep its economy strong by maintaining wartime without a declaration of war
threats activities B. Fears that renewed conflict in the Middle East
C. Rebuild Southeast Asia by extending economic C. Secure additional Asian trading partners would require the United States to defend
aid D. Extend the principles of the Marshall Plan to Asia Israel
D. Contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and C. Decisions made by the executive branch
Turkey during the Korean and Vietnam Wars
D. Limits on the authority of the chief executive
7. During the Korean War, what prevented the southern imposed by an international tribunal
3. What was the main goal of the United States part of the peninsula from falling permanently to
containment policy? invading forces?
A. To become more technologically advanced 11. As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of
A. The threat of a Soviet naval blockade
than the Soviet Union Vietnamization, the U.S. military -
B. The assistance of the Chinese military
B. To prevent the spread of Communism around A. Trained South Vietnamese forces to take over
the world C. The use of atomic weapons on northern cities
combat responsibilities from U.S. troops
C. To provide more support for science and math D. The involvement of UN forces under the command B. Shared military technology with North
education of the United States Vietnam
D. To support the establishment of the Warsaw C. Imposed martial law in North Vietnam
Pact in Eastern Europe D. Installed a puppet government in South
8. Which of the following is most characteristic of the Vietnam
Cold War?
4. As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was A. The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United
able to - States and the Soviet Union 12. During the mid-1960s, U.S. participation in the
A. Bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a B. The expansion of national borders by imperialistic Vietnam War resulted in -
military conflict European countries A. Public support for an expanded military draft
B. Transport Polish refugees to safety C. The implementation of isolationist foreign policies B. Mandatory rationing of consumer goods
C. Prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing in Great Britain and China C. Mass demonstrations by groups protesting the
D. Intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating D. The rapid industrialization of many Southeast war
D. National attention for a third-party
Match the date with the
superior military power Asian countries
presidential candidate

event
 1898 1939 1945 1955-
1914 1941 1947-
1975
1991 1969
1917 Dec. 7,
1941 1948
1918 13. The event described in this headline resulted in -
June 6, 1950- A. Decreased federal funding of student loans
1929
1944 1953 B. Increased support for the antiwar movement
C. The reinstatement of the draft
1. D-Day; opened up a new allied front; Normandy: D. An end to federal investigations of student 16. What was the primary goal of discussions
organizations between these two leaders?
1944 A. To recognize the independence of former
2. Spanish American War: 1898 satellite states
3. US puts a man on the moon: 1969 B. To reach a formal agreement on weapons
control
4. The Korean War: 1950-1953 C. To negotiate the reunification of Germany
5. World War 1 begins with the assassination of D. To develop a global environmental-
Archduke Franz Ferdinand: 1914 protection policy
14. Which of the following provided a legal basis for this
6. The Japanese bomb a US military base: 1941
Supreme Court decision?
7. Germany invades Poland; WW2 begins: 1939 A. The Thirteenth Amendment
8. The Vietnam War: 1955-1975 B. The decision in Brown v. Board of Education
C. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
9. The stock market crashed; the Great Depression
D. The First Amendment
begins: 1929
10. World War 2 ends; Treaty of Versailles signed: 1918
11. The Cold War: 1947-1991
12. The Lend Lease Act is passed during WW2 by
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1941
17. What happened as a direct result of these
13. The US abandons neutrality and joins WW1: 1917 recommendations?
15. Which action did the federal government take to recognize
14. The atomic bombs are dropped by Truman; WW2 these soldiers? A. North Vietnamese leaders appealed for a
A. Passing the GI Bill to give them education benefits ceasefire
ends with Japan surrendering: 1945
B. Awarding them the Congressional Medal of Honor for B. U.S. military involvement in Vietnam
15. The Berlin Airlift provides supplies to a blockaded escalated
actions above the call of duty
city: 1948 C. Providing them with monetary bonuses for C. South Vietnamese leaders rejected military
demonstrating courage under fire assistance
D. Awarding them battlefield promotions from enlisted to D. Soviet ground troops were deployed to
officer Vietnam