5/10 Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
NATO
A
Alliance of the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
2
Q
Containment
A
Aimed to prevent the spread of communism by blocking Soviet influence.
3
Q
Ho Chi Minh
A
Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City following the fall of South Vietnam in 1975.
4
Q
Bay of Pigs
A
Failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro.
5
Q
Cuban Missile Crisis (1st)
A
Stand off between US and SU over missiles in Cuba.
6
Q
Daniel Ortega
A
Sandinista leader in Nicaragua.
7
Q
Cuban Missile Crisis (2nd)
A
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev against president John F. Kennedy.
8
Q
_______ was John F. Kennedy’s successor as US president.
A
Lyndon Johnson
9
Q
Détente
A
Policy intended to reduce cold war tensions.
10
Q
_____ was the first American president to visit Communist China.
A
Richard M. Nixon
