APUSH Reading Quiz 8

Bay of Pigs

A failed military invasion of Cuba in 1961 by CIA-sponsored paramilitary group consisting of Cuban exiles.

Cuban Missile Crisis

A 13-day confrontation in 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the presence of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba.

Dien Bien Phu

The final battle of the First Indochina War in 1954, where the French were defeated by Vietnamese forces.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

A 1964 resolution by Congress that gave President Lyndon B. Johnson authority to use military force in Vietnam.

Henry Kissinger

U.S. Secretary of State who played a significant role in U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War.

Ho Chi Minh

A leader of the Vietnamese nationalist movement who was a key figure in the struggle against colonial rule and U.S. intervention.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

A network of supply routes used by North Vietnam to transport troops and goods through Laos and Cambodia.

Ngo Dinh Diem

The first president of South Vietnam, whose authoritarian rule led to widespread opposition and his eventual assassination.

Nixon Doctrine

A U.S. foreign policy principle stating that the U.S. would assist allies in their defense but not commit troops unilaterally.

Richard Nixon

The 37th President of the United States, who was in office during the Vietnam War and promoted policies of Vietnamization.

Robert Kennedy

U.S. Senator and presidential candidate who was assassinated in 1968 while campaigning.

Tet Offensive

A major offensive by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces in 1968 that significantly turned American public opinion against the war.

Viet-Cong

The communist rebels in South Vietnam who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese governments.

Vietnamization

Nixon's strategy of training and equipping South Vietnamese forces to take over military responsibilities from U.S. troops.

Hearts and Minds

To Pacify regions by winning them over south Vietnam

attrition

Killing many and damaging the enemy to the point where they are unable to continue

SALT I

Negations between the Us and ussr to curb the arms race

six day war

A brief conflict in 1967 where Israel fought against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, resulting in significant territorial gains for Israel.