Vietnam
This Asian country invaded Indochina during World War Two and occupied it until their defeat in the war.
Japan
This is the communist half of the Korean penninsula
North Korea
When the US and Soviet Union supported different sides in a regional war without directly engaging in conflict with each other
proxy war
Communist leader of China
Mao Zedong
This European country colonized Indochina
France
Which country supported the communist effort in the Korean war by sending troops?
China
A philosophy created by George Kennan that guided US policy during the Cold War
containment
The failed plan to increase Chinese agricultural and industrial production
Great Leap Forward
Ho Chi Minh
This international body organized troops to defend South Korea
United Nations
The closest the world came to nuclear war as a result of the Soviets placing missiles on an island near the US
Cuban missile crisis
Where the nationalists fled after their defeat in the Chinese Civil War
Taiwan
Also known as the Viet Cong, this group supported the North Vietnamese Communist army
National Liberation Front
Two United States presidents oversaw the American military effort in Korea
Eisenhower and Truman
The ability of both the Soviet Union and United States to destroy each other with nuclear weapons
MAD or mutually assured destruction
An effort in China to bring back the fervor of the revolution that involved students attacking professors
Cultural Revolution