Review this before Test on Module 9: Quiz 3 / Review Flashcards
In what year was the national Jewish state in Palestine created?
1948
Conflict ensued in 1956 and 1967 between Egypt and Israel over what?
Use of the Suez Canal
In the 1950s and 1960s, what nation equipped Middle Eastern nations to fight against Israel?
Soviet Union
In 1973, an oil embargo of the United States courtesy of OPEC in the Middle East, was a result of what?
The United States aided Israel in the Yom Kippur War
The Eisenhower Doctrine was created to support which Middle East nation from the communist takeover?
Lebanon
In the 1960s, where in Africa would you find persecution of Christians by communists and economic chaos?
Congo
The Vietnam War is a clear example of what American policy against Communism?
Containment
What is the Gulf of Tonkin?
When Vietnamese torpedoes attacked two United States destroyers
An attack on the 17th Parallel
Some say a fabricated incident to give the United States permission to go to war
When Vietnamese torpedoes attacked two United States destroyers
Some say a fabricated incident to give the United States permission to go to war
Why was the Tet Offensive seen as a victory over the United States?
University students protested against the war.
Journalists began to portray it as a Viet Cong victory.
It was a definite defeat of the United States.
Journalists began to portray it as a Viet Cong victory.
University students protested against the war.
United States President Richard Nixon wanted to withdraw American troops and replace them with South Vietnamese soldiers during the policy of what?
Vietnamization
What did the Soviets launch first to lead the race to space?
A satellite known as Sputnik
The Soviet Union launched the first what into Space?
Human
What major achievement allowed the United States to lead the Space race?
Landing on the moon
