5/16/15 test

Question 1

What is NATO?

Answer 1

north atlantic treaty organization

Question 2

How many nations make up NATO?

Answer 2

10

Question 3

WARSAW PACT

Answer 3

made up of soviet union and eastern european communist countries

Question 4

what is the domino theory?

Answer 4

if one country becomes communist others will start to follow

Question 5

ARMS RACE

Answer 5

competition between US and soviet union to develop more destructive weapons.

Question 6

SPACE RACE-

Answer 6

the sputnick was launched by russia and the the united states launched the explorer and entered a space race

Question 7

COLD WAR

Answer 7

conflict and a perod fo distrust and tensions between the US and the soviet union

Question 8

IRON CURTAIN

Answer 8

the division between a democratic western europe and communist eastern europe

Question 9

POLICY OF CONTAINMENT

Answer 9

to prevent the spead of communism

Question 10

BERLIN WALL

Answer 10

barrier to seperate east and west berlin, the berlin wall served as a reminder of the iron curtain

Question 11

PRESIDENT AT THE TIME OF THE CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS

Answer 11

john F . Kennedy

Question 12

WAR BY PROXY

Answer 12

we fought south korea’s war with our men

Question 13

WHAT CAUSED THE KOREAN WAR

Answer 13

1. trueman wanted to display the power and wealth of america internationally
2. domino effect
3. trueman doctrine stated that the USA would lend aid to any country not wishing to be suppressed by communism.

Question 14

WHAT LATITUDE LINE SEPERATES NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA?

Answer 14

38th parallel

Question 15

WHAT DID KIM IL SUNG DO FOR NORTH KOREA?

Answer 15

he sought to reunify his country under his communism

Question 16

WHO IS SINGMUND RHEE?

Answer 16

south korea’s leader

Question 17

LEADER OF THE UNITED NATIONS MILITARY FORCES-

Answer 17

“what’s the answer to this question??” You need to find out!!

Question 18

MASH

Answer 18

mobile army surgical hospital, were designed to get experienced personally closer to the front

Question 19

Type of government in North Korea?

Answer 19

Communism,

Question 20

Type of government in South Korea?

Answer 20

Anti- communism

Question 21

Who supported North Korea?

Answer 21

China and the Soviet Union

Question 22

Who was trueman doctorine

Answer 22

The president

Question 23

What was French Indochina?

Answer 23

france soon tried to reign control of Vietnam

Question 24

What was the Geneva accords?

Answer 24

It divide Vietnam along the 17 th parallel, and it was meant to be temporary

Question 25

What was escalation?

Answer 25

President Johnson began sending troops to Vietnam and General westmooreland continued to ask for more

Question 26

Who was HO CHI MINH?

Answer 26

Revolutionary communist leader, called independence for Vietnam and organized a protest against French rule

Question 27

Who was NGO DIHN DIEM?

Answer 27

South Korean leader, military overthrows and assassinates him

Question 28

What was viet Minh?

Answer 28

Communist organization, led by HO chi Minh, proposed to make Vietnam independent of all foreign rule

Question 29

What was viet cong?

Answer 29

Vietnamese communist, fought to overthrow the government and unite the country under communism

Question 30

What is the TET offensive?

Answer 30

TET= Vietnamese new year, viet Minh and viet CONG launch surprise attack on the south , dressed as civilians and his weapons under clothing

Question 31

Why did America protest war?

Answer 31

U.S. Involved in another country's war, methods of fighting were immoral,

Question 32

Who were Doves?

Answer 32

opposed the war

Question 33

Who were Hawks?

Answer 33

Ones who supported war

Question 34

What was the war powers act?

Answer 34

What's the answer to this?? You need to find out

Question 35

What was the gulf of Tonkin resolution?

Answer 35

Gave the president power to use military force in Vietnam

Question 36

What is NAPALM?

Answer 36

Jellied gasoline used to burn

Question 37

What is agent orange?

Answer 37

Chemical weapon that destroys jungles, helped destroy hideouts and food supply's of the viet CONG

Question 38

Vietnamization

Answer 38

strategy announced by president Nixon, gradual withdrawal of the troops slowly turn fighting over to south Vietnam

Question 39

President during the Korean War?

Answer 39

Trueman

Question 40

Who was president during the Vietnam war?

Answer 40

Lyndon b. Johnson

Question 41

What was the legacy of the Vietnam war?

Answer 41

vietnamese economy was ruined, American bombing and chemical spraying caused lasting damages