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Britain and France declared war on Germany after Germany invaded this country.
What is Poland
100
The code name given to the development and production of the atomic bomb.
What is the Manhattan Project?
100
Toxic chemical weapons that were meant to clear foliage in Vietnamese jungles.
What is defoliants or agent orange?
100
A U.S. Senator from Wisconsin that made many accusations about communists infiltrating the U.S. government.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
100
An agreement between two nations to not fight one another.
What is a nonaggression pact?
200
Political ideology that blends racism and fascism.
What is Nazism?
200
A U.S. policy which held that leaders would not hesitate to use the full force of the U.S. military, including nuclear weapons.
What is Brinkmanship?
200
A series of battles that turned American public opinion against the Vietnam War, even though American forces won.
What is The Tet Offensive?
200
Leader of the North Korean or Soviet zone in the divided Korea.
Who is Kim ll Sung?
200
The act of pacifying or calming an aggressor nation, usually by giving in to its demands.
What is appeasement?
300
These countries made up the Axis powers.
What is Italy, Germany, and Japan?
300
A united States Spy pilot shot down over the USSR.
Who is Gary Powers?
300
A communist opposition group in South Vietnam also known as the National Liberation Front.
What is the Vietcong?
300
***DAILY DOUBLE*** First American to orbit the Earth in 1962.
Who is John Glenn?
300
The Japanese invaded this region and set up a puppet state in 1931.
What is Manchuria?
400
The allied leaders that met at the Yalta Conference.
What is the Big Three?
400
A U.S. Senator from Wisconsin that made many accusations about communists infiltrating the U.S. government.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
400
The communist leader of North Vietnam.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
400
Presidential hopeful that was assassinated on June 4, 1968.
Who is Robert Kennedy?
400
State department official accused of treason.
Who is Alger Hiss?
500
After France fell Germany established a puppet government here.
What is Vichy France?
500
How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?
What is 13 Days?
500
The commander of American forces in the Vietnam conflict.
Who is General William Westmoreland?
500
Republican nominee for president in 1948.
Who is Thomas Dewey?
500
This country was named a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Canada Australia Mexico Brazil China Turkey Poland Saudi Arabia
What is China?