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Seeing Red in Space
Vietwork your Korea
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When Irish Upon A Star
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He led the Communist Revolution in China, and purged millions with his "great leap forward."
Who was Mao Zedong?
100
It was the official policy of the United States towards Communism, not to eliminate it, but to stop it from spreading.
What is "containment"?
100

This conflict lasted roughly 20 years, and had a negative image in the United States, in part, because of the draft.

What was the Vietnam War?

100

The August Coup began when this man, and his birthmark, left the USSR for three days on vacation.

Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?

100

Both for bringing Christianity to Ireland, and for driving out the snakes (according to myth), this man is the Patron Saint of Ireland.

Who is Saint Patrick?

200
Winston Churchill said that one of these had "descended upon Europe," and it became the symbol of the divide between the Communist and non-Communist world.
What is an "Iron Curtain"?
200
This policy promised U.S. Aid to democratic nations under threat from Authoritarian regimes.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
200

It is the full name for the term that describes the most heavily guarded border in the world, found on the 38th parallel between North and South Korea.

What is the DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ)?

200

While the military refused to fire on Russian Citizens, at this location in Beijing, they massacred unarmed protesters.

What is Tiananmen Square?

200

It is the Capital of Ireland

What is Dublin?

300
It is the full name of the mutual defense treaty among non-communist nations, and resulted in the Communist nations making the Warsaw Pact.
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
300
He was the Junior Senator from Wisconsin he claimed that Communists had infiltrated the U.S. Government and Hollywood, and he called for investigation and "witch hunts."
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
300

General Douglas Macarthur was chosen to lead these forces in the Korean "Conflict," and argued with President Truman over end goals.

What are United Nations Peacekeeping Forces?

300
Boris Yeltsin, who led Resistance against the August Coup, became the first President of this "new" nation.
What is the Russian Federation?
300

Symbolizing the rivalry between Catholicism and Protestantism over the "spirit" of Ireland - these are the three colors of Ireland's flag.

What are orange, white, and green?

400
These three world leaders met at Yalta - and planned the post-war world.
Who are Stalin, Churchill, and FDR?
400
It was the end-result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and meant, basically, that nuclear war would destroy BOTH sides in a conflict.
What is Mutual Assured Destruction (M.A.D.)?
400
He led a Revolution in French Indochina against the French, which then led in large part to the Vietnam War.
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
400
Mao's "Cult of Personality" included claiming Taiwan and Tibet, using his Red Guard to enforce policies, and these two controversial measures.
What are the One Child Policy, and Ban of Western Religion?
400

This University in Indiana (which is also Catholic) is known as the "Fightin' Irish" (and has a rivalry with BYU).

What is Notre Dame?

500
One of the Five Parts of the United Nations, the Secretariat, would be the equivalent of this branch in our own government.
What is the Executive?
500
The HUAC called many Hollywood Actors and Writers to testify, including this producer, director, and animator - for they suspected subliminal communist messages in his cartoons. 
Who was Walt Disney?
500
Part of the reason the United Nations was able to fight in Korea is the Soviet Union boycott of the UN over their decision to recognize this small island, instead of Beijing, as the center of Chinese Government.
What is Taiwan?
500

It was the death of this Reformer on April 15, 1989, that led to a massive student protest at Tiananmen Square.

Who is Hu Yaobang?

500

10 Million pints of this beer (the national one of Ireland) are produced in Dublin every day!

What is Guinness?