US Presidents and other Americans

• Who spearheaded McCarthyism?


  Senator Joseph McCarthy
• What was the result of McCarthyism?

  Widespread investigations and blacklisting
• What committee investigated communist infiltration in Hollywood?

  House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
• What happened to the Hollywood Ten?

  Fined and imprisoned for contempt
• Why did McCarthy's influence decline?

  Lack of evidence and televised hearings
• Who was a firm believer in the Domino Theory?

  Dwight D. Eisenhower
• What did Eisenhower support in South Vietnam?

  Creation of an anti-communist state
• Who did Eisenhower back in South Vietnam?

  Ngo Dinh Diem
• What did JFK increase in South Vietnam?

  Military aid and advisors
• What dilemma did JFK face regarding Ngo Dinh Diem?

  Diem's leadership was problematic
• What did Lyndon B. Johnson escalate in Vietnam?

  Large-scale troop deployments
• What operation did Johnson initiate in Vietnam?

  Operation Rolling Thunder
• Why did Johnson not seek re-election in 1968?

  Growing domestic opposition to the war
• What policy did Richard Nixon introduce in Vietnam?

  Vietnamization
• What was the goal of Vietnamization?

  Withdraw U.S. troops and strengthen South Vietnam
• What did Nixon expand into Cambodia and Laos?

  Secret bombing campaigns
• Who was Walter Cronkite?


  CBS News presenter
• What was the impact of Cronkite's broadcast?

  Shifted U.S. public opinion against the war
• What years did Dwight D. Eisenhower serve as President?

  1950-1963
• What years did JFK serve as President?

  1961-1963
• What years did Lyndon B. Johnson serve as President?

  1964-1968