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Check in 29.1 Riddles Check in 29.1 Riddles worksheetworksheet

Review RiddlesReview RiddlesJournal QuestionJournal Question

Kennedy Cooks up some Kennedy Cooks up some bacon.bacon.

Bay of Pigs InvasionBay of Pigs Invasion US trains Cubans to US trains Cubans to

overthrow Cuban gov’toverthrow Cuban gov’t EPIC FAIL!!EPIC FAIL!!

Cuba is storing some Soviet missiles?

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis U.S. finds out that Soviets have U.S. finds out that Soviets have

missiles on Cubamissiles on Cuba U.S. worried about attack!U.S. worried about attack!

Russia, you only got to outer space, we Americans can top that!

U.S. is in competition with Russia to be U.S. is in competition with Russia to be the Space Race leaderthe Space Race leader

U.S. (Democracy) vs Russia U.S. (Democracy) vs Russia (Communism)(Communism)

We have to win to show that U.S. and We have to win to show that U.S. and democracy is better! democracy is better!

This whole space thing sounds crazy! Some Americans still thought Some Americans still thought

“Space Travel” was this idea “Space Travel” was this idea of science fictionof science fiction

My goal was to land a My goal was to land a person on the moon.person on the moon. NASA NASA

(National (National Aeronautical Aeronautical and Space and Space Administration)Administration)

The EagleThe Eagle has landed.has landed.

July 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz July 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Lightyear Aldrin walked on the Moon.Lightyear Aldrin walked on the Moon.

A few more men have walked the moon A few more men have walked the moon since, but we have not been back to walk since, but we have not been back to walk on the moon since 1972.on the moon since 1972.

I want a communist I want a communist revolution in Vietnam, revolution in Vietnam, who am I?who am I? Ho Chi Minh- Vietnamese Ho Chi Minh- Vietnamese

leader who wanted to unite all leader who wanted to unite all of Vietnam as Communist.of Vietnam as Communist.

One falls then next, and the One falls then next, and the next, and the next, and the next, and the next, and the next…etc.next…etc.

Domino Theory- if Domino Theory- if one country would one country would fall to communism fall to communism them nearby them nearby countries would countries would become communist become communist as well.as well.

This 1954 agreement This 1954 agreement temporarily divided Vietnam temporarily divided Vietnam into North and South Vietnam.into North and South Vietnam.

Geneva Accords- temporarily Geneva Accords- temporarily divided Vietnam into a North and divided Vietnam into a North and a South Vietnama South Vietnam

Once democratic elections took Once democratic elections took place then country would uniteplace then country would unite

This is no monkey business, This is no monkey business, this is the name of guerilla this is the name of guerilla forcesforces

Vietcong- Communist army of Vietcong- Communist army of North VietnamNorth Vietnam

Use non-traditional ways of fighting Use non-traditional ways of fighting (guerilla warfare)(guerilla warfare)

Journal QuestionJournal Question

Since we already landed on Since we already landed on the moon, should America the moon, should America try to be the first to land on try to be the first to land on another planet? Why or another planet? Why or why not?why not?