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36 Cards in this Set
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Radioactive debris from an Atomic Explosion |
Black Rain |
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What Three allied leaders met at the Yalta convention after WW2? |
Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman |
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A period of East-West competition, tension, and conflict short of full scale war |
Cold War |
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What does MAD stand for? |
Mutually Assured Destruction |
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The real wars, sometimes called ________, as they were fought by ________. |
Proxy wars, Soviet allies rather than the USSR itself. |
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What was a direct response to the decision to allow West Germany to join NATO? |
The Warsaw Pact |
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When was The Warsaw Pact signed? |
1955 |
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When did Stalin die? |
05 March 1953 |
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How were relationships driven between the U.S. and the Soviet Union? |
A Complex interplay of ideology, nuclear and conventional arsenals compiled, political and economic factors, which lead to shifts between cautious cooperation and bitter rivalry. |
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What was the FIRST U.S. Army combat formation to deploy form Japan to South Korea? |
Task Force Smith |
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The most Important lesson of the Koran War was the ______________. |
rudament of fire and maneuver on foot. |
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Armed conflict short of general war, exclusive of incidents involving the overt engagement of the military force of TWO or more nations. |
Limited War |
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What is the most VIOLENT small unit fighting in all of American warefare? |
Chosin Resivoir |
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What new peice of military equipment was introduced during the Korean War? |
The Helicopter |
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When did North Korea Announce a formal decliration of war? |
25 June 1956 |
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What was an early turnign point in the korean war? |
Inchon Landing |
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What was the soviet plan to counter the U.S. emerging lead during the Cold War? |
To place Missile instillations in Cuba |
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How did the U.S. combat the Cuban missile crisis? |
By imposing a Naval quarantine on cuba |
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The Koran war was also known as ____________. |
The war that sent our troops back to school |
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What battle caused the French to pull out of Vietnam? |
Dien Bien Phu |
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What were the Goneva Accords on 21 July 1954? |
To Allow 300 days of free movement An Election to be held in 2 Years Vietnam be divided at the 17th parallel |
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What was the importance of Operation Ranch Hand? |
Denied the vietcong use of roads and trails with the use of AGENT ORANGE. |
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What are the THREE stages of revolutionary warfare? |
Defenseve Equilibrium Counter-Offensive |
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What is vietnamization? |
Phase Withdrawl of troops from vietnam and transfer of responsibility to south vietnam |
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What was operation "Rolling Thunder" and how long did it last? |
A sustained American bombing raid of north vietnam. 3 years |
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What was the Ho Chi Minh trail? |
A complex web of different jungle paths that enabled communist troops to travel from north vietnam to areas close to Saigon |
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When was Air Cavalry Born? |
During the Ia Drang Campaign in 1965 |
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What were the THREE technological developments of the vietnam war? |
Air Cavalry, Laser guided smart bombs, and infrared scopes. |
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What was the largest operation of the vietnam war? |
Operation Ranch Hand |
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What Political ramification did the Tet Offensive have in the U.S.? |
LBJ lost credibility and decided not to run for re-election |
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What were the TWO goals of LAMSON 719? |
To show communists that Vietnamization was working and to pressure Communists to respond to Kissenger Peace Initiatives. |
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When did Iraq invade Kuwait? |
02 August 1990 |
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How big was the Iraqi Army? |
4th Largest in the world |
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What were some technological advancements of the Gulf War? |
Satelite GPS, Stealth Technology, and Computer viruses |
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What was the FOUR phase plan to strike Iraq? |
Operation Instant Thunder |
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What principle of war best illustrates Desert Strom? |
Maneuver |
