The U.S. and U.S.S.R
Term that describes when two powers in conflict use substitutes instead of fighting each other directly.
Proxy Wars
What country controlled Korea during WWII?
Japan
Name the Cuban dictator who set up a Soviet-supported totalitarian regime.
Fidel Castro
After the Bay of Pigs, what did Khrushchev begin to place in Cuba?
Nuclear missiles
What country controlled Vietnam during and prior to WWII?
France
The policy held that arsenals of nuclear weapons on both sides prevented war.
Deterrence
In August, 1945, Korea was divided into two zones at the _____________________.
38th Parallel
Who was the U.S. President during The Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
What plan did Kennedy use to prevent the Soviet fleet from reaching Cuba?
A naval blockade
Who was the Vietnamese Communist leader who rose to power in North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
What are the two major proxy wars that broke out in Asia?
The Korean War and The Vietnam War
What Soviet-supported part of Korea developed a Communist government?
North Korea
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What agreement did Kennedy and Khrushchev eventually come to?
Khrushchev agreed to turn back the fleet if Kennedy pledged not to invade Cuba.
What U.S. president was condemned for the handling of the costly and indecisive Vietnam War?
Lyndon Johnson
What common factor triggered the "hot" wars in Asia?
The expansion of political influence (democracy vs. communism)
After three years of fighting, what happened to the division in Korea?
The division remained at the 38th Parallel because there was no final victory.
Name the failed CIA proposed plan for Exiled Cuban fighters to invade Cuba.
Bay of Pigs
What catastrophic event was avoided because of the agreement Kennedy made with Khrushchev?
Nuclear war
Name the U.S. fear that held if Communism spread into South Vietnam, it would continue to spread throughout Asia.
Domino theory