Korean War
How did the Korean War begin?
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro was the communist leader of Cuba
Was the US in support of North or South Vietnam?
What two major powers backed North Korea in the conflict?
China and the USSR
Who was the president of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
JFK was the president of the United States during the CMC
Who was the leader of the Communists in Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the communists in Vietnam
Who was the president during the Korean War?
President Truman or President Eisenhower
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Krushchev was the Soviet Premier during the crisis
What event led to the Americans to commit to a full scale war in Vietnam?
The Gulf of Tonkin incident in which the Americans claimed that the Vietnamese fired on an American ship.
Who was the main US general during most of the war?
General MacArthur
What strategy did the American president ultimately adopt to stop the Soviets from sending more missiles to Cuba?
The president ordered a naval blockade of the island to prevent more missiles from coming into Cuba
Who were all three American presidents who were in office during American involvement in the war?
JFK, Johnson, and Nixon
What was the parallel that ultimately divided North and South Korea?
The 38th Parallel
What compromise was made with the Soviets so they would take the missiles out of Cuba?
The Americans would take their missiles out of Turkey in exchange for the missiles in Cuba.
How many US soldiers died in the conflict?
Roughly 60 thousand American troops died in the Vietnam conflict and roughly 3 million soldiers and civilians died in Vietnam