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Paulson 8 Vocabulary March 2-6, 2020

Quiz by BJ Paulson

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  • Q1
    A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.
    domino theory
    30s
  • Q2
    American ally in South Vietnam from 1954 to 1963; his repressive regime caused the Communist Viet Cong to thrive in the South and required increasing American military aid to stop a Communist takeover.
    Ngo Dinh Diem
    30s
  • Q3
    A Communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam.
    Viet Cong
    30s
  • Q4
    A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
    communism
    30s
  • Q5
    American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world.
    containment
    30s
  • Q6
    1964 Congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam.
    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    30s
  • Q7
    An increase or intensification.
    escalation
    30s
  • Q8
    Highly flammable chemical dropped from US planes in firebombing attacks during the Vietnam War.
    napalm
    30s
  • Q9
    A herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas.
    Agent Orange
    30s
  • Q10
    A series of major attacks by communist forces in the Vietnam War.
    Tet offensive
    30s
  • Q11
    Area of southeast Asia controlled by France during Imperialism. Includes Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
    French Indochina
    30s
  • Q12
    Communist leader of North Vietnam.
    Ho Chi Minh
    30s
  • Q13
    A network of paths used by North Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong in South Vietnam.
    Ho Chi Minh Trail
    30s
  • Q14
    The 1962 confrontation between U.S. and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
    Cuban Missile Crisis
    30s
  • Q15
    A member of a class of persons who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
    peasant
    30s

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