Cold War rivalry — definition?
A tense geopolitical struggle between US and USSR from 1947 to 1991.
Western bloc — role?
Allies aligned with the US during the Cold War.
Eastern bloc — role?
Soviet-aligned allies during the Cold War.
Peripheral conflicts — purpose?
Proxy wars supported by superpowers, avoiding direct conflict.
Containment strategy — aim?
Stop the spread of communism.
Mutual assured destruction — effect?
Created nuclear stalemate, preventing superpower war.
Proxy wars — reason?
Superpowers avoided direct conflict due to MAD.
US in Vietnam — policy?
Supporting South Vietnam to contain communism.
Domino theory — belief?
One fall to communism triggers others.
Indochina War — years?
1946–1954 between French and Viet Minh.
Military advisors — role?
Trained and supported South Vietnam before large troop deployment.
Ho Chi Minh Trail — function?
Supply route from North to South Vietnam.
Viet Cong — type?
Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam.
South Vietnam government — support?
US-backed pro-American regime.
US antiwar movement — growth?
Expanded among students and civil rights activists.
Draft resistance — cause?
Opposition fueled by casualties and draft calls.
Lottery selection — purpose?
Random conscription method.
Rolling Thunder — target?
North Vietnam’s transport, industry, and defenses.
Rolling Thunder — effectiveness?
Largely ineffective, failed to stop North support.
Tet offensive — impact?
Shocked US public, exposed war's limits.
Vietnamization — goal?
Transfer fighting to South Vietnam, withdraw US troops.
Paris Peace Accords — year?
1973, leading to US withdrawal.
Fall of Saigon — date?
30 April 1975, end of South Vietnam.
Media coverage — effect?
Increased public skepticism and anti-war protests.
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