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100
First proxy war fought after WWII
What is Korean War
100
Ruler of the Soviet Union post-Stalin.
What is Krushchev?
100
Who was the President of the US from 1953-1960?
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower.
100
Type of government established in postwar Italy.
What is Occupying armies.
100
What organization sent troops into Korea to try and contain communism after North Korea invaded South Korea?
What is United Nations.
200
Second proxy war fought after WWII
What is Vietnam
200
US President during World War II.
Who is FDR.
200
This organization was formed in response to NATO.
What is Warsaw Pact.
200
Type of government established in postwar Italy.
What is republic.
200
What was the cause of the Korean War?
What is North Korea invades South Korea.
300
Country the Soviets attacked in 1979.
What is Afghanistan.
300
US President who approved the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.
Who is Harry S.Truman.
300
What is the invisible barrier separating the Communist East from the Democratic West? Phrase was coined by Winston Churchill.
What is Iron Curtain.
300
Defeated nations had to return these.
What is territories taken in the war.
300
What differences were made in the boundaries between North and South Korea after the Korean War?
No changes were made, stayed the same as before at 38th Parallel
400
Name of the Vietnamese leader who lead the war against So. Vietnam and America.
What is Ho Chi Minh.
400
Leader who brought communism to Cuba.
Who is Fidel Castro.
400
At what conference did the three world leaders meet and agree to terms of how Europe would look after WW2?
What is Yalta Conference.
400
Former Nazis were put on trial, accused of being this.
What is War criminals.
400
Which communist leader rose to power in China making it the largest communist nation in the world?
Who is Mao Zedong.
500
Two numbers - line of latitude where Korea was split and where Vietnam was split.
What is 38/17
500
Leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is Nikita Krushchev.
500
What was found in the Venona papers?
A list of Soviet Spies (including Julius Rosenberg)
500
Main characteristic of France's postwar foreign policy.
What is Nationalism.
500
Why was General MacArthur relieved of his duties during the Korean War?
to return the Army to civilian control, MacArthur wanted to invade China