Third World Nations & CRM

National Guard

After the Governor of Arkansas had used them to keep the black

students out of school, President Eisenhower stepped in and

ordered them to help the black students attend school the next day

Ho Chi Minh

The Communist opposition leader in Vietnam who fought off French

control

Open Skies

Eisenhower's proposal to allow both the US and USSR to fly over

each other's nations in order to trust that they aren't continuing to

manufacture bombs

Termination and Relocation

Eisenhower's failed policy to begin stripping away reservations and

forcing Native Americans to take part in mainstream American

society

17th Parallel

Vietnam was split at this parallel at the Geneva Peace Accords

POWs

The major point of negotiation for the end of the Korean War was

what to do with this group still held in South Korea

Economic

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful because it proved that

the black community could successfully assemble. It also proved

the success of putting _________ pressure on a city who was reliant

on black patrons on public transportation.

Nasser

Leader of Egypt who seized the British controlled Suez Canal in

response to America cancelling their loans for the Aswan Dam

Fidel Castro

Communist leader of Cuba who aligned himself with the USSR

Egypt

The UN decided that this nation could take control of the Suez Canal

at the end of tensions

Japan

This nation controlled Indochina during WWII

Operation Wetback

A derogatory term given to the government objective to round up

and deport all undocumented immigrants from Mexico

Diem

Leader of South Vietnam who was corrupt and persecuted

Buddhists BUT he was pro-American

Sputnik

Soviet satellite that began the Space Race between the US and

USSR

Barry Goldwater

This Republican from Arizona marked the new conservatism that

was starting to develop in the US during Eisenhower's second term

Little Rock Nine

The group of black students who were set to attend school at Little

Rock Central High School after it was ordered to integrate

Montgomery Improvement Association

The organization that was formed to lead the boycott of buses in

Montgomery

SEATO

This alliance was formed in Southeast Asia out of fear of the domino

theory

Eisenhower Doctrine

The US will aid any nation threatened by communism in the Middle

East

SCLC

After the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, MLK Jr. went on to create his own civil rights group known as...

Richard Nixon

Eisenhower's VP who had a heated "kitchen debate" with Khrushchev

NAACP

The bus boycott in Montgomery was started by the _________ and its

member, Rosa Parks

Bolling v. Sharpe

Supreme Court case that decided that schools in D.C. should be

desegregated

French Indochina War

The conflict between France and Indochina where France was

desperately trying to reassert their control over the region

Gaither Report

Heavily criticized Eisenhower's New Look policy and claimed it had

made the world a more dangerous place

Poland

Due to the example of this nation, Hungary tried its own uprising to

oust communism

Urban Renewal

A failed program attempt at revitalizing cities after white flight had

left them in disrepair and decay

Enforcement

The civil rights decisions made by the Supreme Court lacked this

Khrushchev

Soviet Premier of the USSR who sought a peaceful coexistence with

the US

New Look

This decreased the army/navy and expanded the air force and nuclear weaponry the US possessed

CIA

This agency helped place pro-American (but corrupt) leaders in power in the nations of Guatemala, Iran and the Philippines