QUIZ- B2- CONFRONTATIONS AND CONFLICTS 1950-1975 Flashcards
1
Q
When was the Chinese Revolution, who was the new leader and what was his ideology
A
- 1949
- Mao
- Communist
2
Q
When was the Korean War and what sort of war was it for the USA?
A
- 1950-1953
- Proxy War
3
Q
Name the different types of nuclear weapons developed in the 1940s and 1050s by the USA and the USSR in the Nuclear Arms Race
A
- A-BOMB
- H-BOMB
- ICBM
4
Q
When did the Berlin Wall go up, where did the Berlin Crisis happen, and what happened?
A
- August 1961
- Checkpoint Charlie
- US and USSR tanks faced off against each other, nearly igniting WW111
5
Q
When was the Cuban Revolution, who was the President, and who became the new leader of Cuba
A
- 1959
- Batista
- Fidel Castro
6
Q
What was the failed invasion of Cuba (by exiles) called in 1961?
A
The Bay of Pigs invasion
7
Q
Describe the order of events of the Cuban Missile Crisis
A
- USA had missiles in Turkey
- USA failed to remove Castro after The Bay of Pigs
- Castro looked for help from the USSR
- Khrushchev sent nuclear missiles to Cuba to defend it
- American U2 spy planes photo evidence of missile build up on Cuba
- USA blockades Cuba
- USSR turns around and withdraws missiles
- USA withdraws missiles from Turkey
8
Q
Give three reasons for the USA getting involved in the Vietnam War
A
- Military- Industrial complex
- Containment
- Accidentally slipped into it
9
Q
Give four reasons for the USA’s failure to win the Vietnam War
A
- VC strengths: Guerrilla warfare, Vietnamese civilian support for VC, supplies, commitment
- SUPPORT FOR THE WAR: media, inexperienced troops, peace movement, My Lai massacre
- USA WEAKNESSES: chemical weapons, bombing, search and destroy, Tet Offensive
