Prior to 1950
Prior to 1950, the USSR had taken control of _ _.
Eastern Europe.
What was the NSC 68 report?
The report discussed the need for a military that was capable of protecting the Western Hemisphere and the need to provide aid to allies.
How was Korea governed after WWII?
The Soviet Union was going to occupy Korea north of the 38th parallel and the United States was going to occupy Korea in the south.
The Cuban revolution was problematic for the US because the __ ____ had economic interests in ___.
The United States had economic interests in Cuba.
What country controlled Indo-China before World War II?
France
Prior to 1950, the US had issued the ____ ___ and the ___ ___ .
The United States had issued the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.
How did Kennedy handle the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Kennedy blockaded Cuba, waited, and negotiated with Khrushchev until he agreed to remove the missiles.
True/False
Kim Il-sung created the North Korean People’s Army and his goal was to reunite the country.
True
The Cuban revolution was problematic for the US because the United States did not want _____ to spread to ___.
The United States did not want communism to spread to Cuba.
What was the outcome of the Geneva Conference? (2)
Indo-China would be divided into North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
North Vietnam and South Vietnam were divided at the 17th parallel north.
Prior to 1950, the USSR had blockaded ___ ___.
The USSR had blockaded West Berlin.
What was significant about the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Cuban Missile Crisis could have resulted in a devastating nuclear war between the US and USSR.
When did the North invade the South?
On June 25, 1950
The Cuban revolution was problematic for the US because the United States had a military base at ___ ___.
The United States had a military base at Guantanamo Bay.
Why did the US send military advisors to South Vietnam?
A civil war broke out between the South Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong.
The USSR agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba if the United States agreed to ___, ___, and ____.
End the blockade, not invade Cuba, remove their missiles from Turkey.
Stalin agreed to the southern invasion until after/before the end of the Berlin blockade.
after
What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs?
Castro's 20,000 soldiers easily defeated the Cuban exiles.
How did the Viet Cong fight and how did they get their supplies?
The Viet Cong used guerrilla warfare.
The Viet Cong were supplied by the USSR and China by the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
What were the outcomes of the Korean War? (3)
North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel.
A two-mile wide demilitarized zone was created.
POWs were allowed to remain where they wanted.
The United States asked the ___ ___ to name the North Koreans as aggressors.
United Nations
Why did the USSR put missiles in Cuba? (3 answers)
They wanted a negotiation tactic for getting rid of US missiles in Turkey.
Khrushchev may have wanted to go to war with the United States.
Khrushchev wanted to defend Castro and the new communist government.
What was the outcome of the Vietnam War? (2)
The US signed a peace agreement and left Vietnam.
The North Vietnamese invaded the South and conquered Saigon in April 1975.