Start of the Cold War
What state/country was created directly after WWII?
Israel
In which year did the U.S. get involved in the Korean War.
1950
The group of citizen soldiers fighting for the N.V.A. in South Vietnam are called?
Vietcong
Detente means..
Easing of tensions
In what year does the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
This WWII power had the most casualties during the war?
The Soviet Union
Name 1 of 2, Communist powers that aided N. Korea
China & USSR
Vietnam was originally a colony owned by which European empire?
The French
What event led to need to ease tensions? (Hint: Closest we came to Nuclear Holocaust)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Which nation did the Soviets invade in the year 1979?
Afghanistan
What caused the Berlin Airlift?
1. Berlin is split into 4 parts and lies in Soviet territory
2. The Soviets cut off all access to West Berlin.
The Korean War was the first U.S. war where the army was...
Segregated
Name 2 new weapons used during Vietnam
Teachers discretion
Henry Kissinger
The event in which the U.S. sold weapons to Iran to fund the Contras in Nicaragua is known as...?
Iran-Contra Affair
The U.S. spends roughly ____% of their budget on military.
30%
Which U.S. General was fired during the Korean war for insubordination?
What was Operation Rolling Thunder?
What sport was played to ease the tension with China? By this action the U.S., betrayed which nation?
Ping Pong / Tawain
What Soviet leader oversaw the end of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
The Chinese Civil War was between which two parties? And the party that lost, which island did they retreat to?
Communist vs. Nationalist
Taiwan
Who is the leader of N. Korea today? And what is the nickname for the Korean war?
Kim Jung Un / Forgotten War
What was the last city to fall in the war? What is that city called today?
Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City
Which U.S. President & British P.M. ended the Detente period?
Ronald Reagan / Margaret Thatcher.
In the year 1990, something happened for the first time in 45 years.
The reunification of Germany