Names
Dates
Ideology
Definitions
General/Misc
100
Who was the leader of the Republic of Korea (South Korea)?
Syngman Rhee
100
When was The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) established?
1948
100
What did the Americans fear would happen if one nation fell to communism? (hint: ____ effect)
The Domino Effect
100
What was the Marshall Plan?
It promised economic aid to European nations after WW2 to help facilitate the free market and prevent the spread of communism
100
What was the main reason that the USSR wanted to invade South Korea?
They wanted another satellite state/more communist nations
200
Who was the guerilla leader of the pro-Soviet Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)?
Kim Il Sung
200
What year was the Marshall Plan declared?
1947
200
What are the two economic ideologies that conflicted in the Korean War?
Capitalism and communism
200
What is the Domino effect?
The phenomena in which a communist victory in one nation would result in a chain reaction of more communist nations
200
Why did the 38th parallel fail to work?
The North needed rice from the South; the South needed manufactures from the North
300
Who was the leader of the Soviets at this time that supported the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)?
Stalin
300
What year did North Korea invade South Korea?
1950
300
What economic ideology did People's Republic of China operate under with Mao?
Communism
300
What is Joe 1?
The first atomic weapon tested by the USSR
300
Name at least three factors that led to the Korean war
-Joe 1 -NSC-68 -Marshall Plan -Domino Effect/Theory -38th parallel
400
Who was the American president at the time of the Korean War that approved NSC-68?
Truman
400
What year was the Soviet atomic weapon Joe 1 tested?
1949
400
What economic ideology did the Democratic Republic of Vietnam operate under at this time with Ho Chi Minh?
Communism
400
What was the 38th parallel?
The line of latitude used to separate North Korea and SOuth Korea
400
What two world powers supported the two sides of the Korean War?
The USSR supported the North; The USA supported the South
500
What is the name of the Vietnamese nationalist that proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
500
What date did the Russian troops enter Korea?
August 10, 1945
500
What is Kanye West's mother's first name?
Donna
500
What was the name of the document that changed US foreign policy and stated that the USSR wanted to take over the world?
NSC-68
500
Why did Japan surrender from WW2?
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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