https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475 Chantel Southall en-us 2017-03-09 19:42:36 UTC 2025-09-30 13:41:43 UTC hello@padlet.com 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159110734 Zhou Enlai was a communist long before his country was officially communist. In fact, he was an infamous leader of a top secret group of other Vietnamese. He moved every month, never took public transportation, hid his face and tried to avoid public places. He even wore a fake beard as a disguise on some occasions. ]]> 2017-03-09 19:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159110734 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159110777 Yuri Gagarin was the first human to ever go into space. He was a Soviet cosmonaut and he orbited Earth on April 12, 1961. This breakthrough in science was sparked by the Space Race between the US and the Soviet Union.]]> 2017-03-09 19:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159110777 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159110812 As a result of the Vietnam War, the US suffered roughly 51,000 casualties. The casualties of North Vietnam is estimated to be between 533,000 to 1,489,000. Although the Vietnamese suffered more losses, they won the war.]]> 2017-03-09 19:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159110812 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159110835 The Vietnam War lasted nearly 20 years, from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975. It was also known as the second Indochina war. It was between South Vietnam, whom the United States supported, and North ]]> 2017-03-09 19:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159110835 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159110949 The Vietcong sided with North Vietnam, China, and the Soviet Union. Their headquarters were actually in South Vietnam. Their goal was to cause anarchy from the inside.]]> 2017-03-09 19:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159110949 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159110977 Unemployment was a bigger problem in the 1900s than it is today. 1930-1939 was the worst, at 18.2%. During the Vietnam war (1955-1975) unemployment was much lower. 1950-1959 was 4.5%, 1960-1969 was 4.8%, and 1970-1979 was 6.2%.]]> 2017-03-09 19:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159110977 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111016 The partial nuclear test ban treat prohibited nuclear testing in the atmosphere, underwater, or in outer space. It only allowed nuclear testing underground. The treaty was signed by the United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain.]]> 2017-03-09 19:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111016 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111072 Students for a Democratic Society was a student activist movement founded at Ann Harbor, Michigan. It flourished through the 1960's and died out in 1970. It was mainly known for speaking out against the Vietnam War.]]> 2017-03-09 19:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111072 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111122 Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. He was the only president to ever resign from office after the famous Watergate scandal. During his term he reduced tensions with the USSR and China.]]> 2017-03-09 19:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111122 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111174 The Bay of Pigs was an organized invasion of Cuba set up by the United States to attempt to take down Fidel Castro. The united States trained 1,400 Cuban exiles to fight and painted American planes to disguise them in order to bomb Cuba without them knowing of united States involvement. Fidel Castro had insiders in the united States though, and knew of the attack and the united States involvement before it ever happened. The invasion came to an abrupt end after less than 24 hours of fighting and many Cuban exiles died, surrendered or escaped to the sea.]]> 2017-03-09 19:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111174 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111210 The Peace corps is a government program of volunteers. The Peace corps​ work to share cultures of other countries. They also volunteer to help improve life in other areas of the world.]]> 2017-03-09 19:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111210 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111237 The economic opportunity​ act was part of the Great Society passed by Lyndon B. Johnson. It was created to end poverty and assist elderly people financially and health-wise. It also expanded educational opportunities.]]> 2017-03-09 19:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111237 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111251 Krushchev was a supporter of Stalin's purges and arrests. He rose to power after Stalin's death. He eventually lost support when his laws proved ineffective.]]> 2017-03-09 19:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111251 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111273 The My Lai Massacre was a ruthless inexcusable act ordered by William Calley. The bloody scene took place on March 16, 1968. Soldiers were ordered to kill anything "walking, crawling or growing". Women and young girls were sexually assaulted and citizens were herded into contained areas to be slaughtered. It was a gruesome part of the war.]]> 2017-03-09 19:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111273 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111319 Lyndon B. Johnson succeeded JFK as president. He had been JFK's vice president and took over after JFK's sudden death. He quickly became unlocked because of his escalated involvement in the Vietnam war, and the antiwar riots disencouraged him from running for reelection.]]> 2017-03-09 19:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111319 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111337 Robert Kennedy was the younger brother of John F. Kennedy. He was also a politician, and he served as a senator until his brother was elected and he was appointed attorney general. In 1968 he was the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, but he was shot and assassinated before it happened.]]> 2017-03-09 19:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111337 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111358 John F. Kennedy, or JFK, was the 35th president of the United States. He passed multiple acts to get rid of poverty and racial injustice. He is also one of the few presidents to be assassinated in office.]]> 2017-03-09 19:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111358 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111374 The immigration and nationality act was passed to improve the immigration system. With this act, immigrants that were close relatives to current citizens or had valuable skills were granted visas regardless of the limit. This allowed America to get more access to skilled workers that didn't live in the US before.

]]> 2017-03-09 19:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111374 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111389 Hi Chi Minh established the communist republic of Vietnam. He was prime minister and president, and even after he stepped down he was widely respected. After his death, Saigon, the former capitol of Vietnam, was renamed Ho Chi Minh City.]]> 2017-03-09 19:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111389 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111411 The Great Society was a series of programs launched by democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson. He promised the programs would eliminate poverty and social injustice. People also call it the war on poverty.

]]> 2017-03-09 19:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111411 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111436 Fidel Castro was the leader of Communist Cuba. He governed Cuba as a prime minister (1959-1976) and then as a president (1976-2008). He had 8 children with 4 different women (I read a whole article about it, it's oddly interesting). He died November 25, 2016.]]> 2017-03-09 19:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111436 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111451 The equal pay act is exactly as the name says. It was amended into the fair labor standards act of 1938. The act prohibited discrimination of women by demanding equal pay.]]> 2017-03-09 19:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111451 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111482 The domino theory is the idea that if China fell to communism that many other small surrounding nations would fall as well. The US invested money and soldiers to fight communism but it was simply not enough. China did fall to communism, as did Laos and Cambodia (thought Cambodia is no longer communist today). So all in all, the domino theory was incorrect, but the idea of so many Communists frightened Americans enough to go to fight.]]> 2017-03-09 19:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111482 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111508 The Cuban missile crisis was a 13 day period during October 1962. During this time, the Soviet Union delivered materials to Cuba in order to make missile launchers all aimed at major American cities because of the Bay of Pigs Invasion. As a result of this, the US ordered a naval blockade of Cuba. ]]> 2017-03-09 19:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111508 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111526 The Berlin Wall was built August 13th, 1961. It was built to divide democratic West Berlin and communist East Berlin. The wall had a height of 11.81 feet and prevented citizens of either side from crossing into the other side. Finally, on November 9th, 1989 the spokesman from East Germany announced that beginning at midnight, citizens could cross the borders as they pleased.]]> 2017-03-09 19:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111526 9981142 https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111545 Otherwise known as the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, the ARVN fought for South Vietnam during the Vietnam war. They were the ground forces and existed from 1955 until the fall of Saigon in 1975. After the war they were estimated to suffer 254,256 deaths.]]> 2017-03-09 19:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/9981142/kod5m9gun475/wish/159111545