Proxy Wars
When 2 nations or groups assist the two sides during a war and help them with weapons and/or troops, the war is said to be a _____________ war.
Proxy
In 1948 the USSR (Soviet Union) cut off all rail, road, and water links between the Western half of Germany and Berlin. What did Britain and the US do about it?
Airlifted supplies into Berlin.
What was Watergate?
An attempt by allies of President Nixon to bug and wiretap Democratic Party HQ in 1972.
What was the issue driving conflict in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s and early 1970s?
Housing and discrimination
What was and is the most divisive issue in South African politics and society?
Race
The Korean War began in 1950 when . . .
North Korea invaded South Korea.
After WWII, Germany was divided into occupation zones as agreed to at the Tehran and Yalta Conferences. What did the sectors of the US, UK and France become?
West Germany
Why were they caught?
The taped a door lock with masking tape which was spotted by the guards at The Watergate.
How are the rebels in Sierra Leone funding both themselves and groups like them?
Selling "conflict" diamonds.
From 1908 through 1994, who ran the South African government?
White people and the National Party
This US President used his influence and the threat of nuclear war to end the Korean conflict.
What was the group or issue that drove the massacre at the Munich Olympics in 1972?
Palestinians; Black September
What was the group called doing the break in?
The Plumbers
What was the main issue dividing the Lebanese during their conflict?
Religion
What disease spread throughout South Africa in the 1980s and 1990s - eventually infecting most of the nation?
AIDS
The Vietnam war began when . . .
The US vetoed free elections in Vietnam which would have resulted in an elected Communist leader taking over all of Vietnam.
What rank does Germany hold in today's world in terms of economics?
#4
Who, or what organization, had most of the Burglars worked for in the recent past?
The CIA
Describe the 3 part division of the Lebanese government.
Divided power along religious lines.
Lebanon, while having a Civil War, also fought against two other nations. One of those countries was Syria. What was the other?
Israel
President Nixon's plan to replace US ground troops with South Vietnamese soldiers was called this.
Vietnamization
After Munich, several of the terrorists behind the massacre of Israel's team were hunted down and killed. What country and/or organization led that seek and destroy mission?
Israel/Mossad
How did the Congress find out the level of involvement by President Nixon in the cover-up of the Watergate incident?
The taping system in the White House
Where is there conflict currently occurring in Africa that has turned deadly in recent weeks?
Sudan
In 1967 there was a major war in between Israel and many Arab nations. Who won?
Israel