social studies exam review chapter 29
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 fidel castro | _______ seized power in cuba in 1959 and formed a new government which became a communist |
| berlin wall | the ___________, a wall of concrete blocks with barbed wire along it, communications between east and west |
| missile crisis | in dealing with the cuban ______, invading cuba and bombing the missile sites were two of the options the kennedy administration considered to stop the buildup of missiles in cuba |
| neil armstrong | took the first human step on the moon on july 20, 1969, and announced : "thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" |
| domino | the ______ theory helped shape american policy in vietnam for 20 years |
| agent orange | to improve visibility, chemical herbicides were sprayed in vietnam to clear out forest and tall gresses. one herbicide,______, is believed to have contaminated many americans and vietnamese, causing serious health problems. |
| doves | opponents of the vietnam war were called |
| hawks | supporters of the vietnam war were called |
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