Cold War 1
What is 'Napalm girls' real name?
Kim Phuc
What is the economic system, adopted & spread by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, grants all ownership & control of private businesses to the central government, usually resulting in large scale corruption, orchestrated famine & genocide?
Communism
What country was trying to contain communism?
The United States
What was the communist country that U.S. was most afraid of?
The Soviet Union
What is the term or name given to any war where no direct fighting occurs between the two countries involved?
Cold War
What was the system of government that was adopted by the USSR after 1922 and resulted in complete control over the citizens of the Soviet Union and its satellite states?
A totalitarian dictatorship with a communist economic system. (Communist single-party dictatorship)
What was the name of the Communist dictator of Cuba
Fidel Castro
What were two of the wars fought during the Cold War era?
- The Korean War
- The Vietnam War
How were Australian's welcomed home after the Vietnam war?
They weren't, they were brought back at night to prevent protests (general statement)
What is Agent Orange? What was it used for outside of war?
Agent orange was a chemical that prevented plant growth, it was used along US Highways prior to the Vietnam War. It was used to destroy tree cover and crops of North Vietnamese soldiers.
In early 1970, anti-war groups from across Australia agreed to hold a moratorium, what is a moratorium?
A type of protest that attempted to hault "buisness as usual" for a country, non-violent.
38th Parallel
Name the generally accepted years for the start and end of the Cold War?
(Range: ± 3 years)
What is 1945 - 1991?
Name 2 countries that are still communist (to some degree) today.
China, North Korea, Cuba, Vietnam
Who was the President when the United States was closest to Nuclear War?
John F. Kennedy
What was described as the constant need to build up more weapons than the Soviets in order to prevent nuclear war?
The Arms Race
What does the "Petrov Affair" refer to?
The Russian spy couple in Australia!
Who was the man accused for assassinating JFK in Dallas in November 1963, by shooting a sniper from a book depository?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Name 3 booby traps used by North Vietnamese soldiers
Side closing Punji, Spike Board, Venus fly trap, Grenade trap, Door trap, Trapped lighters
What was the theory where it was seen that if one nation were to fall to communism, other neighbouring nations would fall to communism as well?
The Domino Theory
Who was the leader of the USSR (Russia) during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Krushchev
What was Cuba's number 1 export that the US blocked imports of following the Cuban Revolution (when Cuba became a communist dictatorship)?
Sugar
How many zones was Germany divided after World War 2? (Not including Berlin)
4
What was the US program called that created the first nuclear weapons?
The Manhattan Project
What was the first successful satellite in space?
Sputnik