topic 12 review

Truman doctrine- was passed to stop the spread of communism

Containment policy-wanted to stop the soviet union from expanding

similarities between bay of pigs and invasion of panama, were done trying to over throw governments with ones that were "pro-american"

Vietnam and korea was to prevent communism

Intervention- putting in place pro american governments

Cold war started when the Soviets successfully tested an atomic bomb

War powers Act- increases power of the executive branch

WW2->post ww2 we started fighting limited wars

Limited war- concerned with civilians and other countries' land, makes it harder to win wars

containment was used in west Germany

Germany was split between US, England, France, and the Soviet Union

Douglas MacArthur was dismissed because he disobeyed the president by going farther into North Korea than he was supposed to

Korean and Persian gulf were both UN wars

Agreement to stop testing nukes, but no one listened

Psychologically damaged veterans

Volunteer program to promote peace and friendship amongst countries

1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed
If Vietnam becomes communist many other Asian countries will follow

eased tensions with the Soviet Union

Questions for some one living during the time of the Vietnam war

1. Q- did u have any friends or family that had to go to war, and how did they change?
No friends or family went to war
2. Q- DO you think the war was worth it?
No
3. Q- How were the soldiers treated when they came back?
Crappy
4. Q- how did the media portray the war?
anti- military
5. Q- What did you friends and family think of the war?
waste of American lives
too political and no major military effort to win the war