Vietnam, Korea and Cuba Flashcards
(26 cards)
What date did the Cuban Missile Crisis begin?
October 16, 1962
What date did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
October 28, 1962
On what date did the U.S. first send troops to Vietnam?
March 8, 1965
What year did the Gulf of Tonkin incident occur?
1964
What date was the Korean War armistice signed?
July 27, 1953
What date did the U.S. enter the Korean War?
June 27, 1950
What date did the Tet Offensive begin?
January 30, 1968
True or False: The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted for 13 days.
True
Fill in the blank: The Vietnam War officially ended on _________.
April 30, 1975
What date did North Korea invade South Korea?
June 25, 1950
What significant event occurred on August 2, 1964, related to Vietnam?
The Gulf of Tonkin incident
On what date did President Lyndon B. Johnson announce the deployment of U.S. combat troops to Vietnam?
July 28, 1965
What date did the fall of Saigon occur?
April 30, 1975
What year did the Bay of Pigs invasion take place?
1961
What date did the Cuban Missile Crisis reach its peak?
October 22, 1962
What date did the U.S. formally recognize the government of South Vietnam?
February 1955
Fill in the blank: The Korean War began on _________.
June 25, 1950
What date was the Paris Peace Accords signed, officially ending U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
January 27, 1973
What date did the U.S. withdraw its last combat troops from Vietnam?
March 29, 1973
True or False: The Korean War was fought between 1950 and 1953.
True
What date did the U.S. conduct its first air strikes against North Vietnam?
February 1965
What date was the first American soldier killed in the Vietnam War?
July 8, 1959
What date did the U.S. launch Operation Rolling Thunder?
March 2, 1965
What date did peace talks begin to resolve the Korean War?
July 1951
