Korean war
Duration and date of the Korean War
25th June of 1950 - 27th of July 1953
What is Indochina?
Past French Colony including Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos
Who is Stalin?
Staling is the leader of the USSR
Who was assassinated during the Cold War?
Explain the Domino effect.
If one country falls it becomes a chain reaction in Asia
What US strategy focused on forcing North Koreans out of the peninsula
Which US president escalated US involvement in the Vietnam War?
JF Kennedy
What is Salami tactics?
The Salami tactics were used by the USSR, to take over Eastern countries bit by bit.
Who was at the Yalta conference?
Roosevelt
Marshal plan?
The economic aid to Europe to stop the communism
Where was Korea split?
38th parallel
What happened in My Lai?
What happens in Germany?
It gets divided into 4 pieces, by allied powers
USSR, USA, France, UK
Who introduced Agent Orange in Vietnam?
Kennedy
In which speech was the Iron Curtain mentioned and what is it?
the term used in Churchill's speech about how the USSR and Western countries were divided, prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.
South and North Korean leaders' names and their political stances?
Kim Il Sung (North Korean) Nationalist and Communist
Syngman Rhee (South Korean) Nationalist and Authoritarian
Why was Diem an unpopular leader?
He was subjugated the Buddhists majority forcing catholicism on the people
What is the consequence of the Czechoslovakian Coup?
Marshal Plan got passed in the US Congress
Who was involved in the Water Gate scandal?
Nixon
Explain the monolithic idea.
All communism stems from Moscow
Which historical interpretation of the Korean War does this support:
"Our soldiers fought in the Korean War to push back communism. As a result of their effort and the effort of our allies, South Korea is free today." -Pierre Poilievre
Give historical evidence
US interference was a success as their aim was containment at the beginning and the end
- They could not win the war
- South Vietnam became communist (so did the surrounding countries)
How many planes landed in Berlin during the Berlin blockade?
~280,000
Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon
What is brinkmanship and explain an example in which this was used in the Cold War
1 example: Eisenhower told China that if they took over Taiwan, the U.S. would use nuclear weapons against the Chinese mainland. He also got the USSR to pressure China until they backed down.