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Best known for fueling the second Red Scare
Senator Joe McCarthy
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V E Day
May 8, 1945
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In April 1970, Richard Nixon ordered US troops to go to what place during the Vietnam War?
Cambodia
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This was the first major military conflict between the West and the Communist
Korean War
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March 1, 1953
What day did Joseph Stalin die on?
200
American General who lead forces in Korea
Douglas MacArthur
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Korean War Began
June 25, 1950
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During the Cold war Germany was divided into what Germany and what Germany?
East and West Germany
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October 16-28, 1962 were arguably the most dangerous thirteen days of the Cold War. During this period nuclear war seemed not only plausible, but probable. This particularly unstable time was due to this dilemma.
Cuban Missile Crisis
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How many US troops were sent to Vietnam in July 1965?
150,000
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Developed a plan to rebuild Europe
George Marshal
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April 17, 1961
Bay of Pigs Invasion
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Where were the two countries North and South Korea divided
38th parallel
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What was the second major military conflict between the West and the Communists?
Vietnam War
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What does SALT stand for?
Strategic, Arms, Limitation, Treaty
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Which leader wanted to reunify Korea under communist control?
Kim il Sung
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When did the Soviets shoot down an American plane and capture the pilot?
May 1, 1960
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What states were apart of the War Saw path?
East Germany, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland
400
One of the most important causes of the Cold War between the USSR and the US after WWII was THIS KIND of conflict?
ideological conflict
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How many bibles did America send Romania?
20,000
500
Who is the leader of nationalist China?
Chiang Kai-shek or Jiang Jieshe
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Berlin Wall was built
August 13, 1961
500
What is 10 + 10 - 45 + 17 x 3 + 1 = ?
27
500
What years did the Cold War start and end.
1945-1991
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What conference took place in Feb. 1945?
Yalta Conference