Chapter 24: 24.3 - The Spread of Communism

Richard Nixon

After 8 years of a no-win war, what president signed a cease-fire agreement with North Vietnam and then removed American troops from Vietnam?

Communism

Communists assisted an overthrow of government and set up a base for _____ activities.

no substitute for victory

Gen. MacArthur said the object for war is victory and there is no...?

1975

In what year was the end of American involvement in Vietnam?

North and South

Into what two sections was Vietnam divided.

Panama Canal

Name the important shipping canal built by the US to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Communists

The ruler of North Vietnam

Nationalist forces

The ruler of South Vietnam.

400,000

Under Mao and his Red Guards, how many people were murdered in China?

North and South Korea

What 2 zones was Korea divided into in 1945?

Jimmy Carter

What U.S. President signed a treaty promising Panamanians full control of the canal by the year 2000?

U.S.S.R.

What country gave aid to Chinese communists?

Manuel Noriega

What dictator terrorized the people of Panama and smuggled illegal drugs into the United States?

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

What event in 1964 caused President Jonson to order air strikes against North Vietnam?

The Communist Takeover of China

What great disaster for the cause of freedom in Asia occurred in the late 1940?

Fell to communist forces

What happened to South Vietnam when America ended its involvement in Vietnam?

Cuba

What island became the base for Communism activities throughout Latin America?

Communist

What kind of regime did Fidel Castro establish?

The Soviet Union set up a Communist Government

What made it impossible to unify Korea into one nation?

Soviet Union and China

What nations came to the aid of North Vietnam?

Stir up violence and revolution

What tactic have the Communists used to take over the poor countries of Central America?

Cultural Revolution

What was the full-scale movement to cleanse China of all Western and foreign influences?

1950-1953

What year did the Korean war begin and end?

Pigs; John F. Kennedy

When Cuban patriots hoped to overthrow Castro, their invasion was stopped at the Bay of ___ when President ___ failed to keep his promise to supply air coverage.

1965

When did the first American troops arrive in the 1964 event?

Taiwan

Where did Chiang Kai-shek establish a free Nationalist government?

38th parallel

Where is the boundary line between North and South Korea?

Nikita Krushchev

Who became the leader in the Soviet Union after Stalin's death and said that Soviet Communism was "mellowing" and spoke of a peaceful coexistence between Communism and the free world?

Mao Tse-tung

Who led the Chinese Communists?

Chang Kai-shek

Who led the Chinese Nationalists?

Fidel Castro

Who overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista?

He was afraid that he would offending China Soviet Union

Why did President Truman relieve General MacArthur of his command in the Korean War?

Cuba

With aid and encouragement from ___ and the SU, Communists became active in Central and S. Am. nations such as Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Nicaragua, and El Salvador.