Cold War Basics
Which two former allies were at the center of the Cold War?
United States and USSR/Soviet Union/Russia
This was the name of the leader of the nonviolent movement during the Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was the leader of North Vietnam and who was the leader of South Vietnam?
North = Ho Chi Minh
South = Ngo Dinh Diem
What year does the Korean War start?
1950
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When did the Armistice for the Korean War get signed?
1953
Which 5 countries went through independence movements after the fall of the Berlin Wall and which one was the only violent revolution of the five.
Poland, Hungary, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Romania (violent)
What were the names of the two major ideologies of the Cold War?
Communism and Capitalism
This was the name of the leader who led violent protests during the Civil Rights Movement?
Malcolm X
Which colonial country was kicked out of Vietnam which created the Vietnam War?
France
The Korean War is a Civil War between North and South Korea. What side does the US side with and what side does the USSR side with?
USSR = North USA = South
This is when the Berlin Wall fell
1989
This is the name of the defensive alliance of ten Western European countries, the US, and Canada
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
What two decades did the Civil Rights Movement primarily occur in?
1950s and 60s
What was the name of the chemical weapon popularized during the Vietnam War?
Agent Orange/Napalm
What line of latitude spilt up North and South Korea
The 38th Parallel
This was known as the year of demonstration
1968
This plan sent 12.5 billion dollars of US aid to Europe to help build after World War II
The Marshall Plan
This was the name of the laws against African Americans that helped trigger the Civil Rights Movement
Jim Crow Laws
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What religious group was targeted by leader Diem in the South?
Buddhists
What is the end result of the Korean War?
A Draw/Unresolved
This is when the Tet Offensive happened
1968
This was the name of the program where the US committed to supporting countries resisting communism
The Truman Doctrine
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The Civil Rights Movement is heavily centered around two Supreme Court cases, what are they?
Plessy V. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education
This was the policy name for with drawling from the Vietnam War
Vietnamization
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What policy played a role in the US getting involved in the Korean War?
Containment/Domino Theory
When did the Iron Curtain Speech take place
1946