Containment in the Postcolonial World and the Cold War

Flashcards covering key events, people, and concepts from the lecture notes on containment, the Vietnam War, JFK, LBJ, and Nixon's presidencies during the Cold War era.

Containment

Stopping the spread of communism.

Ho Chi Minh

Communist leader who emerged in North Vietnam.

Containment

Stopping the spread of communism.

Ho Chi Minh

Communist leader who emerged in North Vietnam.

Domino Effect

The belief that if one nation in Asia fell to communism, the rest would follow.

Geneva Accords

Agreement that partitioned Vietnam at the 17th parallel and called for future elections to unify the nation.

Bay of Pigs Invasion

An attempt to overthrow the Castro regime using Cuban exiles, planned by Eisenhower and the CIA but unsuccessful under JFK.

Cuban Missile Crisis

The closest the US and Soviet Union came to World War III, involving the placement and removal of missiles in Cuba and Turkey.

Berlin Wall

Divided East and West Berlin; a symbol of the Cold War.

Vietcong

Communist military force in South Vietnam that used guerilla warfare tactics.

Medicare

Government welfare for the elderly created under LBJ's Great Society.

Medicaid

Government welfare for poor families created under LBJ's Great Society.

Vietminh

Communist military in North Vietnam.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Authorized President Johnson to conduct operations in Vietnam as he saw fit after US ships were torpedoed.

Operation Rolling Thunder

Bombing campaign in North Vietnam ordered by Johnson.

The New Left

A new ideology that originated on university campuses as a result of the Vietnam War.

Counterculture

Opposite of current culture, antiwar and pro civil rights.

Tet Offensive

Vietnamese Lunar New Year, during which the Vietcong launched a massive assault in South Vietnam.

Henry Kissinger

Nixon's Secretary of State, responsible for foreign relations and known for the Vietnamization policy.

Vietnamization Policy

Nixon's plan to gradually reduce the amount of US troops in Vietnam.

Invasion of Cambodia

US invasion of Cambodia. A neutral country, to target North Vietnam's supply areas.

My Lai Massacre

US military killed 500 civilians, including women and children.

Détente

The lessening of tension with the Soviet Union and China.

SALT I Agreement

Reduced weapons of both countries' nuclear arsenal between the US and the Soviet Union.

Engel v. Vitale

Removed prayer from public schools.

Gideon v. Wainwright

Requires defendants to have access to a public attorney.

Miranda v. Arizona

Requires officers to read your 6th amendment rights.

Roe v. Wade

Gave women legal access to an abortion in the first trimester.