SS5H8 The student will describe the importance of key people, events, and developments between 1950-1975.

SS5H8 a Cuban Missile Crisis As Cold War tension built between the US and the Soviet Union, Khrushchev had nuclear missiles sent to Cuba-only 90 miles from the US President Kennedy went on TV and announced to Americans what the Soviets had done American were very nervous and scared. Many thought that nuclear war would happen The US Navy blockaded Cuba After tense discussions, the Soviets removed the Missiles and war was averted

Cuban Missile Crisis

SS5H8 a Vietnam War The US slowly became involved in helping South Vietnam fight against the Communist North By the early 1960s the US had become more involved The US Government believed that if the Communist took over the South, then it would spread in the region

Vietnam War In the mid 1960s President Johnson had the American people believing they were winning the war In 1968 the North launched a surprise attack on the Americans called the Tet Offensive, trying to drive the US out of the South Though the attack failed, it showed the American people that we weren't winning the war, and made people question why we were fighting in Vietnam

Vietnam War Eventually the US withdrew from South Vietnam In 1975 the North and South were united under a communist government Americans, including soldiers and politicians, were divided on whether the US should have ever fought the war President Johnson’s popularity dropped because of his support of the war, and he eventually refused to run for another term

Questions????? SS5H8a The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis. What was the importance of this event? The United States wanted the Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba. The United States attacked Cuba. The United States wanted the Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba. The United States placed missiles in Cuba. Beginning in the 1950s, the United States became involved in Vietnam, which was divided into two countries. North Vietnam was communist and South Vietnam was non-communist. Why was there fighting in Vietnam? North Vietnam wanted to combine all of Vietnam under communism. The Soviet Union wanted to make South Vietnam a colony. North Vietnam wanted to change its communist government. Communist China wanted to make South Vietnam a colony. The Vietnam War began in the 1950s, and did not end until 1975. What were the results of the war? The Soviet Union made South Vietnam a colony. All of Vietnam became communist. The United States made South Vietnam a U. S. territory. All of Vietnam became non-communist.