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What is the name of the economic system used in America?

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Capitalism

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What is the name of the economic system used in the USSR?

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Communism

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What was the name of the conflict between American and the USSR between 1948 and 1989 when they did not fight directly?

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The Cold War

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What was the name of the American policy that American would intervene to prevent communism spreading?

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The Truman Doctrine

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Who was Kora occupied by during World War II?

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Japan

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Who was the leader of communist China?

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Mao

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Where was Korea divided at the end of World War II?

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38th parallel

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Which country liberate North Korea from the Japanese?

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USSR

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Which country liberated South Korea from the Japanese?

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USA

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Who was the leader of North Korea?

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Kim Il Sung

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Who was the leader of South Korea?

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Rhee

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12
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In which year did North Korea invade South Korea?

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1950

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Which country felt they had to help North Korea as so many Korean volunteers had helped in the out in there own civil war?

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China

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Who was the American president in 1950 who sent advisors and supplies to help South Korea?

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Truman

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Who boycotted the United Nations, allowing America to persuade the UN to help South Korea in 1950?

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USSR

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Where did the UN (mainly America) land in September 1950?

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Inchon

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By which month had UN troops captured Seoul (capital of South Korea)?

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September

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18
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What did China say they would do if the UN troops carrie don into North Korea?

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Join the war to help North Korea

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19
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Where were the UN forces by October 1950?

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Yalu river

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20
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How many Chinese troops crossed the border to help North Korea in October 1950?

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200,000

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21
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What word would describe the war by January 1951?

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Stalemate

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22
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What weapons did General McArthur want to use against China?

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Nuclear

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23
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What happened to General McArthur in March 1951?

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Sacked

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What word describes American Policy of not allowing communism to spread, but not invading communist country’s?

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Containment

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Who was the new president of America in 1952, elected on a promise to end the war in Korea?

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Eisenhower

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Whose death in Russian meant that china could no longer be sure of Russias help?

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Stalin

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When was the the armistice in Korea signed?

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July 1953

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28
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Where is Korea divided today?

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38th parallel

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29
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What % of the Korean population became a casualty during the Korean War?

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10%

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30
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How many American casualties were there?

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30,000

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What was the increase of the American military spending as a consequence of the war in Korea?

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$12-60 billion

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What was the name of the defensive alliance in South East Asia?

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SEATO

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33
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What was meant by: a-NVA b-NFL c-VC d-SVA

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A=North Vietnamese Army. B=National Liberation Front. C=Viet Cong. D=South Vietnamese Army

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What was the name of the capital of North Vietnam?

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Hanoi

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35
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What is the name of the capitol of South Vietnam?

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Saigon

36
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How were most US soldiers recruited for Vietnam?

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Conscripted/Drafted

37
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Which country ruled Vietnam before World War II?

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France

38
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Who was the ruler of the communist army in North Vietnam fighting against the French?

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Ho Chi Minh

39
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How much money did America spend trying to support the French in their attempt to regain control over Vietnam?

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$500million a year

40
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At which battle were the French defeated?

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Dien Bien Phu

41
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Where was Vietnam divided as a part of the 1954 Geneva Agreement?

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17th parallel

42
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Who was the leader of North Vietnam?

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Ho Chi Minh

43
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Who was the leader of South Vietnam?

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Diem

44
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What was the main religion of Vietnam?

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Buddhism

45
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What religion was Diem?

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Christian

46
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How many VC guerrilla fighters were there in South Vietnam in 1961?

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20,000

47
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Who was Diem killed by?

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His army

48
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How many governments were there in South Vietnam between 1963 and 1965?

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10

49
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Name of the trail through Cambodia used to support the VC in South Vietnam.

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Ho Chi Minh trail

50
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How long did it take for supplies to be carried along this trail?

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2 months

51
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What tactic killed 11%of American casualties?

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Booby traps

52
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What % of American casualties were killed in close combat skirmishes known as “hanging on to the American belt”?

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51%

53
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What did the VC build to allow them to hide from American bombing?

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Tunnels

54
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How many civilians did the VC kill because they worked for the Americans army r South Vietnamese government?

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27,000

55
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What is the name of the American theory that if Communism was not stopped in Vietnam it would spread through Asia?

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Domino theory

56
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How many American military ‘advisors’ were in South Vietnam by 1962?

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11,000

57
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What was the name of Kennedy’s plant to move Vietnamese villagers away from VC areas?

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Strategic hamlet

58
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In August 1964 North Vietnamese ships opened fire on American warships in which gulf?

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Tonkin

59
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Where did 3,500 American marines land in March 1965?

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Da Nang

60
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What was the official name for US troops arriving in Villages, searching for Vietcong and then burning it down?

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Search and destroy

61
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What was the unofficial name?

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Zippo raids

62
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What was the name of the American mass bombing campaign in 1965?

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Operation Rolling Thunder

63
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What kind of chemical weapon were Agent Orange and Napalm?

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Defoliants

64
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What was the name of the North Vietnamese attack on over 100 towns and cities in 1968?

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Tet offensive

65
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How many North Vietnamese fighters were lost in this attack?

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10,000

66
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Which city was destroyed in the American fight back against the attack in question 64?

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Hue

67
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Who said this about the attack “I thought we were winning this war?” ?

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Walter Cronkite

68
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What was the average age of US soldiers in Vietnam in 1967?

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19

69
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Which village was massacred by American forces in 1968?

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Mai Lia

70
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What was the name of the American officer sentenced to life in prison for killing 22 civilians in this attack?

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Lt Calley

71
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At which university did the National Guard open fire and kill 4 students?

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Kent state

72
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What was the name of Nixons policy to withdraw troops allowing the South Vietnamese army to take over the war?

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Vietnamisation

73
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What was the name of the American bombing campaign in 1972?

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Operation Linebacker

74
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Where did American illegally invade in 1970 to try and destroy VC supply routes?

A

Cambodia

75
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What had Johnson said he would create , but was unable to because of the economic cost of Vietnam?

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Great Society

76
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What was taken away from Mohammed Ali because he refused to fight in Vietnam?

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World title and passport

77
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Whilst covering the Tet offensive what did the journalist Walter Cronkite describe the war as?

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Unwinnable

78
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What was the name of the scandal when people working for the Republicans were found to have broken into Democratic offices?

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Watergate

79
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What did Nixon say about the Peace Treaty of January 1973?

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“peace with honour”

80
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What date did the last US forces leave Vietnam?

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March 1973

81
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Who was Nixon’s National Security advisor?

A

Kissinger

82
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When was Saigon captured by the North Vietnamese Army?

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April 1975

83
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What % of American troops were using heroin by the end of the war according to official figures?

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30%

84
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What was the widespread mental illness amongst Vietnam veterans that was not recognised at the time?

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

85
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Roughly how many Vietnamese refugees were created by the war?

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5 million

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