Mr. Davis SOL Review Quiz 7

SOL Review Quiz 7

The Cold War Era - Present (Matching, 6 pts. each) 1. 1949 _____ 2. 1950 _____ 3. 1953 _____ 4. 1960 _____ 5. 1961 _____ 6. 1962 _____ 7. 1963 _____ 8. 1963 _____ 9. 1965 _____ 10. 1968 _____ 11. 1970 _____ 12. 1973 _____ 13. 1975 _____ 14. 1980 _____ 15. 1989 - 1991 _____

A American forces enter Vietnam war B Bay of Pigs invasion fails to remove Fidel Castro from office C Berlin wall is torn down and the Cold war ends with collapse of the Soviet Union D John F. Kennedy elected president of the United States E Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX; F Korean war ends in a stalemate. Boundary remains at 38th parallel Largest contingent of American forces in Vietnam under Lyndon Baines Johnson; G anti-war demonstrations erupt as nation divides over Vietnam conflict H March on Washington; "I Have A Dream" speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. North Koreans cross 38th Parallel, invading South Korea; U.S. forces come to aid of I South Koreans J Nixon visits China, taking advantage of rift between Soviet Union and China K Ronald Reagan is elected President Saigon falls to North Vietnamese; U.S. troops pull out of Vietnam; North and South L Vietnam merge into one country under Communist rule M Soviet Union places missiles on Cuba, instigating Cuban Missile Crisis N Soviet Union successfully tests atomic weapons; China falls to Communism Nixon initiates policy of Vietnamization, replacing U.S. troops with Vietnamese O troops and U.S. aid

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