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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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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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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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Where were the UN forces by October 1950?

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Yalu river

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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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What weapons did General McArthur want to use against China?

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Nuclear

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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?
Eisenhower
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Whose death in Russian meant that china could no longer be sure of Russias help?
Stalin
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When was the the armistice in Korea signed?
July 1953
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Where is Korea divided today?
38th parallel
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What % of the Korean population became a casualty during the Korean War?
10%
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How many American casualties were there?
30,000
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What was the increase of the American military spending as a consequence of the war in Korea?
$12-60 billion
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What was the name of the defensive alliance in South East Asia?
SEATO
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What was meant by: a-NVA b-NFL c-VC d-SVA
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?
Hanoi
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What is the name of the capitol of South Vietnam?
Saigon
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How were most US soldiers recruited for Vietnam?
Conscripted/Drafted
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Which country ruled Vietnam before World War II?
France
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Who was the ruler of the communist army in North Vietnam fighting against the French?
Ho Chi Minh
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How much money did America spend trying to support the French in their attempt to regain control over Vietnam?
$500million a year
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At which battle were the French defeated?
Dien Bien Phu
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Where was Vietnam divided as a part of the 1954 Geneva Agreement?
17th parallel
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Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
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Who was the leader of South Vietnam?
Diem
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What was the main religion of Vietnam?
Buddhism
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What religion was Diem?
Christian
46
How many VC guerrilla fighters were there in South Vietnam in 1961?
20,000
47
Who was Diem killed by?
His army
48
How many governments were there in South Vietnam between 1963 and 1965?
10
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Name of the trail through Cambodia used to support the VC in South Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh trail
50
How long did it take for supplies to be carried along this trail?
2 months
51
What tactic killed 11%of American casualties?
Booby traps
52
What % of American casualties were killed in close combat skirmishes known as “hanging on to the American belt”?
51%
53
What did the VC build to allow them to hide from American bombing?
Tunnels
54
How many civilians did the VC kill because they worked for the Americans army r South Vietnamese government?
27,000
55
What is the name of the American theory that if Communism was not stopped in Vietnam it would spread through Asia?
Domino theory
56
How many American military ‘advisors’ were in South Vietnam by 1962?
11,000
57
What was the name of Kennedy’s plant to move Vietnamese villagers away from VC areas?
Strategic hamlet
58
In August 1964 North Vietnamese ships opened fire on American warships in which gulf?
Tonkin
59
Where did 3,500 American marines land in March 1965?
Da Nang
60
What was the official name for US troops arriving in Villages, searching for Vietcong and then burning it down?
Search and destroy
61
What was the unofficial name?
Zippo raids
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What was the name of the American mass bombing campaign in 1965?
Operation Rolling Thunder
63
What kind of chemical weapon were Agent Orange and Napalm?
Defoliants
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What was the name of the North Vietnamese attack on over 100 towns and cities in 1968?
Tet offensive
65
How many North Vietnamese fighters were lost in this attack?
10,000
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Which city was destroyed in the American fight back against the attack in question 64?
Hue
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Who said this about the attack “I thought we were winning this war?” ?
Walter Cronkite
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What was the average age of US soldiers in Vietnam in 1967?
19
69
Which village was massacred by American forces in 1968?
Mai Lia
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What was the name of the American officer sentenced to life in prison for killing 22 civilians in this attack?
Lt Calley
71
At which university did the National Guard open fire and kill 4 students?
Kent state
72
What was the name of Nixons policy to withdraw troops allowing the South Vietnamese army to take over the war?
Vietnamisation
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What was the name of the American bombing campaign in 1972?
Operation Linebacker
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Where did American illegally invade in 1970 to try and destroy VC supply routes?
Cambodia
75
What had Johnson said he would create , but was unable to because of the economic cost of Vietnam?
Great Society
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What was taken away from Mohammed Ali because he refused to fight in Vietnam?
World title and passport
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Whilst covering the Tet offensive what did the journalist Walter Cronkite describe the war as?
Unwinnable
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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?
Watergate
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What did Nixon say about the Peace Treaty of January 1973?
“peace with honour”
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What date did the last US forces leave Vietnam?
March 1973
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Who was Nixon’s National Security advisor?
Kissinger
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When was Saigon captured by the North Vietnamese Army?
April 1975
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What % of American troops were using heroin by the end of the war according to official figures?
30%
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What was the widespread mental illness amongst Vietnam veterans that was not recognised at the time?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Roughly how many Vietnamese refugees were created by the war?
5 million

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