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Conflict And Tendion In Asia Flashcards

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1
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What did was the pact that America made with other countries called

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NATO

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2
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What was the pact that the USSR made with other communist countries called

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Warsaw Pact

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3
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When was the Truman doctrine

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1947

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4
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How much was sent to countries under communist threat through the Truman doctrine

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$400 mill

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5
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By what year did both USSR and the US have nuclear weapons

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1949

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6
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Soviet territory expanded & gained control of over _____ people

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20 mill

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7
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Who was appointed in the south of Korea

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Syngman Rhee

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8
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Who was appointed in the North of Korea

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Kim-Il Sung

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9
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What were the 3 reasons the North invaded in 1950

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  • US left Korea
  • Civil war in China 1949
  • nuclear strength (MAD)
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10
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Why couldn’t Stalin veto the UN decision to help South Korea

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USSR boycotted the meeting because Mao Zedong wasn’t recognised as China’s leader

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11
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Who led the UN landings at Inchon

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Douglas MacArthur

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12
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How many Chinese soldiers joined the war in October 1950

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200,000

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13
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Who supplied the tanks and planes for NK and the Chinese

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The USSR

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14
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What happened in March 1951

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UN pushed back behind 38th parallel. Back where it started

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15
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What did the US do to break the stalemate

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Attack NK using air power (napalm and bombs)

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16
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What did Stalin do to hide that he was involved with fighting the US

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He painted soviet planes with C or NK markings

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17
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Over two years, how many planes did the US loose

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3500 planes

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18
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Over two years, how many planes fid NK, C & Soviet’s loose

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Nearly 3000

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19
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How many NK military were wounded

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1.5 mill

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20
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How many SK civilians were killed / missing

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1 mill

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21
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By what % did the US army increase military

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50%

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22
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How much of its money was the US spending each year on the war

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14.1%

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23
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When was the peace treaty signed
For Korea

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1953

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24
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What % of Korea’s industrial & government infrastructure was destroyed

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80%

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25
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When did the French re-invade Vietnam

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1946

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26
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By 1954, how much did the USA give the French

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$3 billion

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27
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When was the Geneva Agreement?

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1954

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28
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Which where the lines called in Vietnam and Korea

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Korea: 38th parallel
Vietnam: 17th parallel

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29
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What does the NFL stand for

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National Liberation Front

30
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When was Diem assassinated

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1963

31
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Why was it easy to gain public support in Vietnam of US involvement

A

Red scare in América

32
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ARVN troop numbers increased from 150,000 to what in 1961

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170,000

33
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Due to strategic hamlets, how many were moved by 1963

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2/3 of the SV population

34
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When was the gulf of Tonkin

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1964 - after Johnson’s re-election

35
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When was operation rolling thunder

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1965

36
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How many tonnes of bombs were dropped on NV

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1 mill

37
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How long did rolling thunder last (plan vs reality)

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Plan was 8 weeks but lasted 3 years

38
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How long was the Ho Chi Minh trail

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15,000 km

39
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What % of US casualties were caused by ambushes

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51%

40
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What % of US casualties were caused by booby traps

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11%

41
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How many Vietnamese people were affected by defoliants

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1.3 mill

42
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What rifles did the VC use

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AK 47

43
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What rifles did the US use

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M 16

44
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How many desertion incidents were there

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500,000

45
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How many Vietnamese people were killed by the VC

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27,000

46
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How much (according to Life magazine) did it cost the US to kill 1 VC soldier

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$400,000

47
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How much did the US spend on the war each year

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$30 billion

48
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How long did the VC hold the US embassy

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6 hours

49
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How many VC died during the Tet offensive

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45,000

50
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How many US soldiers died during the Tet Offensive

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1,500

51
Q

How much of the US army were abusing drugs

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80%

52
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How many civilians were killed at My Lai

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Around 500

53
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How many civilians deaths were reported

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22

54
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When was Seymour Hersh’s story released

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1969

55
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What happened to Lieutenant William Calley

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Sentenced to life in prison in 1971 but released in 1974

56
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By 1971, how many US troops had left Vietnam

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400,000

57
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How many Uni students boycotted lessons in 1970

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2 mill

58
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In 1971, what percentage of Americans wanted to withdraw from Vietnam

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66%

59
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When was the invasion of Cambodia

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1970

60
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When was the invasion of Laos

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1971

61
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How many people rallied in Washington

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700,000

62
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How many US troops did Nixon need to invade Cambodia

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150,000

63
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After how many weeks did the attack on Laos fail

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6 weeks

64
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By 1961 what % of US homes had a TV set

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93%

65
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How did the military try and control media

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Five O’clock Follies

66
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Who spoke out against the war

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Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali

67
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How many Kent state students were killed

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4

68
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In what year did the newspaper publish secret reports

A

1971

69
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In what year did South Vietnam fall to North Vietnam

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1975

70
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In what year did Nixon resign due to the watergate scandal

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1974

71
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In what year did Nixon visit communist China

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1972

72
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How many civilians left Vietnam after the communists took over

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Over 1 million

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