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The Korean War
Key Concepts 8.1 , I, B: A part of the cold war, it was a war between north and south korea. The United States and Russia were using it to fight without actually getting involved in conflict. video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxaegqvl4aE -
Guatemalan coup d'état
Key Concepts 8.1 , I, E: A covert operation by the CIA that overthrew democratically elected President Jacobo Árbenz and ended the Guatemalan Revolution. The CIA intervened because it feared that his socialist government would become grounds for communism in the Western Hemisphere. video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEiR5CM-O6g -
The Vietnam War
Key Concepts 8.1 , I, B: A cold war conflict between north and south Vietnam. The US intervened on the basis of Domino Theory, in which they aimed to stop communism from spreading to other parts of Asia. The war was very controversial in the united states. video: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1960s-america/v/vietnam-war -
Suez Crisis
Key Concepts 8.1 , II, D: Occurred when Israeli armed forces pushed into Egypt toward the Suez Canal after Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the canal in July of that same year, initiating the Suez Crisis. The Israelis soon were joined by French and British forces, which nearly brought the Soviet Union into the conflict, and damaged their relationships with the United States. video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwRFhmcfHgg -
Bay of Pigs
Key Concepts 8.1 , I, C: An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by the US. An armed force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles landed in the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba and were quickly intercepted by Fidel Castro and his men. Led to Cuban missile crisis. video: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1960s-america/v/bay-of-pigs-invasion -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Key Concepts 8.1 , I, C: The closest the US ans USSR came to war during the cold war. It began after it was discovered that the soviets were storing missiles on Cuba. President John F. Kennedy demanded their removal and announced a naval blockade of the island video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwWW3sbk4EU -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Key Concepts 8.1 , II, C: Also known as the USS Maddox incident, It was an international confrontation that led to the US getting more involved in the Vietnam war. Johnson also referred to the attacks as having taken place "on the high seas," suggesting that they had occurred in international waters. This event relates to the key concept above because it directly leads to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crALHjTiXbk -
Tet Offensive
Key Concepts 8.1 , II, B: A series of ambushes by the Vietcong. and North Vietnamese forces, on scores of cities, towns, and hamlets throughout South Vietnam. It was considered to be a turning point in the Vietnam War as US citizens found out that the US was nowhere close to winning the Vietnam war video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezuFR5OwHU8 -
Kent State Shootings
Key Concepts 8.1 , II, B: A controversial incident that occurred when unarmed students demonstrating against US involvement in the Vietnam War. Four students were killed and nine were wounded video: https://calendar.songfacts.com/may/4/11312 -
1973 US Oil Crisis
Key Concepts 8.1 , II, D: The crisis began in October 1973 when the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries put an oil embargo on the US. The embargo was targeted at nations supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War. video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8kucbcMBYM -
Iran Hostage Crisis
Key Concepts 9.1 , I, A:
A diplomatic stand off between the US and Iran. Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days after a group of Iranian college students who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Iran. This relates to the above key concept because it was President Carter's failure to resolve the conflict & rescue the hostages that led to Reagan's landslide victory in the 1980 election.
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1980 United States presidential election
Key Concepts 9.1 , I, A: Held on November 4 1980, republican Ronald Reagan won the election. Due to the rise of conservativism following Reagan's victory, some historians consider the election to be a realigning election that marked the start of the "Reagan Era". video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tmSH8aXP8I
