Korean War
A war in which an outside country supports the country doing the actual fighting is called...
What is a proxy war?
The belief that if one country falls to communism, then all countries in the region will fall to communism is called this
What is Domino Theory?
Another word for negotiation, this term applies to Reagan and Gorbachev and their ability to "talk things out"
What is diplomacy?
What is Turkey?
This man is most commonly associated with starting the "Red Scare"
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This is the parallel that separates North Korea from South Korea
What is the 38th parallel?
This man, a communist, was the leader of the North Vietnamese
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This president spent more money on defense in his first term than any president ever had before
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This man, the leader of Cuba, agreed to let the Soviets place nuclear missiles on the island
Who is Fidel Castro?
True or false: in the 1950s, the United States had a robust and extremely active Communist party that was threatening to take over the government
What is false?
What is false?
Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Nhu, the leaders of South Vietnam, were extremely unpopular, particularly for their extreme repression of this group
Who are Buddhists?
This term, essentially meaning a country's wealth, was examined when comparing the United States and Soviet economies
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
The Soviet Union placed ICBMs in Cuba, short for this
What is intercontinental ballistic missile?
In a lot of propaganda at the time, the Soviet Union is often represented by this symbol
What is a bear?
President Truman did not refer to the Korean War as a war, but rather, he called it this
What is a "police action"?
President Johnson committed 450,000 troops to fight in Vietnam in response to this incident
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
This man was the leader of the Soviet Union, and instituted the much needed reforms of glasnost and perestroika
Who is Gorbachev?
This is the term for shutting down a country's ability to import or export materials
What is a blockade or embargo?
Senator Joseph McCarthy ultimately lost public support because he "went after" this group
What is the Army?
The "founder" of North Korea is the grandfather of this modern-day North Korean leader
Who is Kim Jong Un?
At one point, the United States government was paying up to 80% of France's War costs in Vietnam. This all changed after France's catastrophic defeat at this battle
What is Dien Bien Phu?
This president remained skeptical of the enemy, but did not interfere as they fell apart on their own
Who is George Herbert Walker Bush?
President John F. Kennedy was in almost constant contact with his National Security advisors, also known as this group:
What is EXCOMM?
Joseph McCarthy was the Senator from which state?
What is Wisconsin?