WWII
During WWII, this group fought the Allied Forces.
What are the Axis Powers?
Before the Korean war, this was the boundary between North and South Korea.
What is the 38th parallel?
BONUS QUESTION: During the Cold war, the US adopted this strategy, designed to stop the spread of Communism.
What is Containment?
This Iraqi president started the Persian Gulf war by invading Kuwait.
What is Saddam Hussein?
After this event, the US increased its Middle Eastern presence to hunt down terrorists.
What is 9/11?
In 1939, this event started WWII.
What is Hitler's invasion of Poland?
Rather inaptly named, this communist country was the initial aggressor in the Korean War.
What is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
During WWII, Vietnam was taken over by this nation.
What is Japan?
This international organization demanded that Iraq leave Kuwait by January 1991.
What is the UN?
BONUS QUESTION: During the Cold War, the US joined this international group, whose stated mission is to safeguard the freedom of its constituents.
What is NATO?
Although the US played a pivotal role in WWII, it didn't formally enter the war until this many years after it began.
What is 2 (years)?
Following the Armistice at the end of the war, this was created between the 2 countries.
What is the demilitarized zone?
The Vietnam war spanned the terms of this many presidents.
What is 4 (presidents)?
The US led airstrike led on Iraq was codenamed this.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
US bases on foreign soil are meant to fulfull these three main objectives. (Name 2)
What are
1. Prevent military buildup,
2. Deny territorial advances,
3. General deterrence
During WWII the US military grew to its largest size, with this many soldiers.
After the US initiated an offensive strategy, this nation threatened to step in.
What is China?
This group, inspired by communist countries, began the Vietnam war with a coup.
What is the Viet Minh?
The troops that liberated Kuwait were stationed in this country.
What is Saudi Arabia?
This war in the Middle East started in 2001 and continues to the present day.
What is the War in Afghanistan?
Japan surrendered shortly after atomic bombs were dropped on these two cities.
What are Hiroshima and Nagisaki ?
The US declared war on North Korea in this year.
What is Never/It didn't?
Alternate answer: What is a trick question?
The Vietnam War was ended when these accords were signed in 1973.
What are the Paris Peace Accords?
After the Persian Gulf war, Iraq violently retaliated against uprisings by these two groups. (name one)
What are the Shi'ites/Kurds?
This term is used to describe the practice of putting American bases on foreign soil (especially near non-allies).
What is forward-deployed?