Leaders that be Leadin'
Korea
Vietnam
Early Cold War/Space Race
Miscellaneous
100
American President During the Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
100
What was the goal of Korea for both the USSR and US after WW2? (This question isn't about turning it communist or democratic)
They wanted to unite Korea and have it be governed by 1 government,
100
Who was the US President that started the Vietnam War?
Lyndon B. Johnson
100
What did the Truman doctrine establish?
The US would support any country that was fighting a communist rebellion.
100
What did the US and other western countries do to give the people of Berlin food during the blockade?
They did an airlift
200
Who was the Leader of Cuba
Fidel Castro
200
Which 2 countries helped North Korea?
USSR and China
200
Explain Domino Theory
If one country falls to communism, the rest of the countries around it will also fall.
200
What was the Marshall Plan?
A policy in which the US sent economic aid to Europe to help rebuild after the war to influence countries to be democratic.
200
What is the Iron Curtain?
The metaphorical boundary in Europe between democratic and communist countries.
300
Who was the leader of the USSR During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Nikita Khrushchev
300
What was the organization that the United States was serving under? (it was considered a police action)
The United Nations
300
Towards the mid-1960s, did the American public support the war? How did the citizens voice their opinion?
The public did not support the war and has mass protests.
300
What was the name of the first satellite to orbit the Earth?
Sputnik
300
What was the main purpose of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
To invade Cuba and remove Castro from power.
400
Who was the leader of China?
Mao Zedong
400
What years did the Korean War take place?
1950-1953, but technically it ended on a seize fire, so the war isn't truly over.
400
What role did television play in the Vietnam War?
Television showed Americans just how bad the war was and turned the citizens against supporting the war.
400
What was the Eastern European organization formed in response to NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
400
The Korean war and Vietnam war were both an attempt to do what?
Contain Communism.
500
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
500
What latitudinal line divided Korea?
38th Parallel
500
What 2 countries colonized Vietnam?
Japan and France
500
What was the date that the Apollo Moon Landing took place?
July 20, 1969
500
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
This was a resolution that gave the Johnson unlimited military power and allowed him to send troops/weapons to Southeast Asia