The Second World War
Who was the American President when the war broke out?
Theodore Roosevelt
Who was Korea ruled by before the end of the Second World War?
Japan
Who were the Vietcong?
Vietnamese communist soldiers
What does 'proxy war' mean?
These were wars fought between other countries, but with each side getting support from a different superpower.
Where were the nuclear bombs dropped?
Hiroshima, Nakasaki
What was the name of the laws that banned the selling of military equipment or lending money by American citizens to any nations at war?
Neutrality Acts
North: Soviet Union left a communist government
South: Americans set up a government friendly to themselves
Who was the leader of the North Vietnamese?
Ho Chi Minh
What were the names of the 2 Germanies after the Berlin Airlift?
The German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany
What was the Space Race?
The US and the Soviet Union engaged in a competition to see who had the best technology in space. This included such events as who could put the first manned spacecraft into orbit and who would be the first to walk on the Moon. The Space Race was considered important because it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.
What was Lend Lease Plan?
Giving military equipment and other goods without payment to Britain and countries whose defense Roosevelt considered necessary to the safety of the US.
Who was the president in the US and who was the commander of the Americans in Korea?
Truman, MacArthur
What was the domino theory and which President used it first?
Asia has a lot of unsettled countries. If one of them fell under communist rule, others would follow.
Eisenhower
What was the Marshall Plan?
It offered help and finances to European countries in order to recover from World War II.
What was Vietnamization?
Policy of Richard Nixon t strengthen the South Vietnamese army to make it seem strong enough to defend South Vietnam without help.
Where and when did the Americans land in Europe? (3)
North Africa - November 1942
Sicily and mainland Italy - 1943
Normandy - 6 June 1944
How did the Chinese get involved in the war?
Mao warned the Americans to stay back form China's borders, but the Americans ignored it, so Mao sent thousands of Chinese soldiers to help the North Koreans.
What are the 5 important characteristics/factors of Vietcong military tactics
1. Guerilla warfare
2.support from peasants
3. tunnel system and traps
4. foreign support
5. TET offensive
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis begin?
The US attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro and his government in Cuba with the Bay of Pigs invasion. The invasion failed. The United States had installed several nuclear missile sites in Turkey and Italy with the range to strike Moscow. The Soviet Union felt they needed missile sites that could strike at the United States. The Cuban govt. wanted protection from the United States. On October 14, 1962 an American spy plane captured pictures of long range Soviet missiles in Cuba. Kennedy set up a naval blockade.
Where is Korea divided?
What was the battle of the Bulge?
The last German offensive of the Second World War in the Ardennes region of Belgium.
December 1944 - January 1945
Why did the Korean War end (July 1953)?
1. Stalin did (he had been encouraging the Chinese to fight on)
2. The newly-elected President Eisenhower hinted that the Americans might use atomic weapons if the Chinese did not sign a cease-fire.
Name all the presidents of the USA during the Vietnam War!
Dwight Eisenhower, J. F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
What was SALT?
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks: the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit the number of nuclear weapons they made.
Who said: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"
Ronald Reagan