Vietnam and the End of the Cold War

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When engaging in Proxy Wars in When engaging in Proxy Wars in Central and South America, the Central and South America, the U.S.’s primary concern when U.S.’s primary concern when establishing governments there establishing governments there was…was…

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Bringing stability to the region.Bringing stability to the region. Friendly governments who would Friendly governments who would

protect America’s economic interest protect America’s economic interest there.there.

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Truman believed that the Truman Truman believed that the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were essential for achieving what Cold War essential for achieving what Cold War goal?goal?

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Containing CommunismContaining Communism

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What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

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Attempted overthrow of Fidel Castro Attempted overthrow of Fidel Castro in Cuba. U.S. supported Cuban exiles in Cuba. U.S. supported Cuban exiles and trained them to invade Cuba but and trained them to invade Cuba but it ended in failure when JFK pulled it ended in failure when JFK pulled American support out at the last American support out at the last minute to hide our involvement.minute to hide our involvement.

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Nuclear missiles in Cuba brought the Nuclear missiles in Cuba brought the threat of a nuclear attack how close threat of a nuclear attack how close to our shores (miles)?to our shores (miles)?

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90 miles90 miles

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How did JFK avoid heating up the How did JFK avoid heating up the Cold War during the Cuban Missile Cold War during the Cuban Missile Crisis?Crisis?

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He put a naval blockade in place to He put a naval blockade in place to stop more Soviet warheads from stop more Soviet warheads from reaching Cuba, and then brokered a reaching Cuba, and then brokered a deal with Moscow to remove some of deal with Moscow to remove some of our missiles in Turkey if they our missiles in Turkey if they removed theirs in Cuba.removed theirs in Cuba.

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What was Sputnik?What was Sputnik?

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The first satellite (Russian) put into The first satellite (Russian) put into space. Made Americans fear that space. Made Americans fear that they were behind in the Space Race.they were behind in the Space Race.

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How were many Vietnam vets How were many Vietnam vets treated when they returned to the treated when they returned to the U.S. from Nam?U.S. from Nam?

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Many soldiers were asked to change into Many soldiers were asked to change into civilian clothes because they would be civilian clothes because they would be confronted by protesters if they wore their confronted by protesters if they wore their uniforms. Protesters spit on soldiers and uniforms. Protesters spit on soldiers and yelled insults, calling them “baby killers”. yelled insults, calling them “baby killers”. Many soldiers struggled to deal with the Many soldiers struggled to deal with the feeling of being unwelcome in their own feeling of being unwelcome in their own country, while at the same time dealing country, while at the same time dealing with their PTSD.with their PTSD.