World War 2
Who were the two US presidents during WW2?
Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman
When did the Korean war begin?
1950
What is a slave state
A state that allows slavery
who was in the triple entente
Russia France and Great Britain, Italy eventually joined triple entente
Domino Theory
A political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control the neighboring nations will follow
What year did WW2 come to an official end
1945
What parallel divided Korea?
38th Parallel
What was fort sumpter
where the first shots were fired that started the civil war
who was in the triple alliance
Germany, Italy, and Austria Hungary
Who was the Vietminh
organization whose goal it was to win Vietnam's independence from foreign rule
practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war
Appeasement
What was containment?
foreign policy to end the spread of communism
Americans that want to abolish,or end slavery
Abolitionists
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty in which Russia lost territory to the Germans. This ended Russian participation in the war.
Who was Ho Chi Minh
leader of the Communist Party in Indochina after WWII
a political system headed by a dictator that requires extreme nationalism and racism and has no tolerance of opposition
Fascism
Who won the Korean war?
Neither side signed a peace treaty, both sides returned to their pre war boundaries
Special taxes on goods coming into the United States
Tariffs
What was the Schlieffen Plan
German attack against France
What is Dien Bien Phu
A town of northwest Vietnam near the Laos border
Country where a single party controls the government and every aspect of citizens lives
Totalitarian state
What was the United Nation Security Council Resolution?
Called upon member nations to "render such assistance to the Republic of Korea as may be necessary to repel the armed attack and to restore international peace and security to the area."
What did President Lincoln do after the Union won the Battle of Antietam?
Issued the emancipation proclamation
Who was Arthur Zimmerman
Sent a telegram to Mexico asking them to declare war on the United States
What was the role of Ngo Kinh Diem
the first president of South Vietnam