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Which country intervened on behalf of the North Koreans
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China
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When the Korean War started the US planned to
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send troups immediatley
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What brought the Chinese into the Korean Conflict
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US Firing artillery across the Yalu River
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The border between North and South Korea before the Korean war was
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38th parallel
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The border between North and South Korea after the Korean war was the
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38th parallel
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The Us General who pushed the North Koreans back to the Yalu river was
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McArthur
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The president of the US during the war was
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Truman
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After WWII the USSR supported and occupied which section of Korea
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North Korea
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After WWII the US supported and occupied which section of Korea
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South Korea
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Which country was the afressor at the start of the Korean Conflict
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North Korea
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The area separating the North and the South in Korea is called
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The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
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The US attacked the North Koreans with a suprise amphibious assault in their first offensive in
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Inchon
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The general who took over for the General fired by President Truman was
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Ridgeway
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The capital of the North Korean state was
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Pyongyang
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The capital of South Korea was
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Seoul
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What percentages of UN troops fighting in Korea were American
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70%
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How far did the North Koreans with Chinese assistance push the UN forces after China joined the conflict
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almost 100 miles past the 38th parallel
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What was the opinoin of americans when Truman fired General MacArthur
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they were outraged because he was a WWII hero
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At the conclusion of the conflict, the war could be considered
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a stalemate
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What was the final straw in the fight between MacArthur and Truman
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MacArthurs letter to the news agencies and politicians
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Which Chinese government was a member of the UN's Security Council until 1973
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Nationalists
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The leader of the Nationalists in the Chinese Revolution was
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Chiang Kai-shek
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The leader of the Communist in the Chinese revolution was
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Moa Zedong
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The Nationalist leader fled China for Taiwan, known then as
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Formosa
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The Communists in China renamed the country the
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Peoples Republic of China
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Dunring the Chinese civil war, the communists won because they controlled the
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country side
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During the Chinese Civil wae, the nationalists lost because they controlled the
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cities
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Mao Zedong plan to industrialize China was called
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The Great Leap Forward
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The Great Cultural Revolution was
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a counter-revolution within china was
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The Nationalist leader fled China for Tiawan, known then as
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Formosa
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The communists in china renamed the country the
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peoples republic of china
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During the Chinese civil war, the communists won because they controlled the
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country side
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during the chinese civil war, the nationalists lost because they controlled the
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cities
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Mao Zedong plan to industrialize Cina was called
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The Great Leap Forward
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The great cultural revolution was
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a counter-revolution within china with student communists vs govt communists
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The Radical students who supported Mao were known as
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the Red Guards
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temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement between the opponents
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armistice
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to enter by force and conquer
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invasion
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the area in Korea which separates North and South Korea
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38th parallel
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a govt whose affairs are directed by an outside authority
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puppet regime
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a situation in which further action is blocked or deadlocked
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stalemate
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a return attack or a counter assault
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counterattack
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An area of land established by the July 27, 1953 Armistice Agreement along the approximate line of ground contact betwwn the opposing forces at the timethe truce ended the Korean War
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DMZ (demilitarized zone)
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Large bore crew-served mounted firearms
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artillery
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executed by corrdinated action of land, sea, and air forces organized for invasion
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amphibious landing
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a massive inexplorable force, campaign, movement,or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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juggernaut
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The president of the US during the Bay of Pigs was
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Kennedy
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The President of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis was
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Kennedy
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The leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis was
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Khrushev
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The USSR attempted to build missile bases on what island
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Cuba
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The leader of Cuba before the revolution was
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Baptista
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The revolutionaries called themselves
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the 26th of July movement
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What happenedto Baptista after the revolution
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he fled the country
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the US was worried about what happened in Cuba because
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all of the above
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how did the US find out about missile bases in Cuba
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spies and cuba and planes flying over cuba
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The US decided to do what about the second letter sent by the USSR
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ignore it and follow the first letter
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the missiles in Cuba had the maximum capability of reaching as far as
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New York
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At the conclusion of the Missile Crisis the USSR was
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forced to remove all materials for Cuba
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at teh conclusion of the missile crisis the US was
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forced to promise not to invade Cuba
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The US President was angry because the USSR was able to use the US missiles in Turkey against them, even though he had
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already ordered them removed
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the raw materials in Cuba, had which the US wanted, was
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sugar cane
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the group of conter revolutionaries who attacked the Bay of Pigs were
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Cuban exiles trained by the CIA
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The forces attacking the Bay of Pigs never recieved what from the US
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Military Aide during the assault
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Castro asked for military aide from the USSR because
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he feared US Attack
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The US decided to do what to stop the USSR missiles from being built in Cuba
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Blockade USSR ships
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The USSR was angry the US wanted missiles out of Cuba because
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the US had missiles in Turkey
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The main function of the Security Council of the US is to
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investigate world conflicts
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The UN world court is located in
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The Netherlands
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All member nations are represented in which part of the UN
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the General Assembly
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The General Assembly meets
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atleast once a year
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Each Nation's voting strenghth in the General Assembly is according to
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the principle of one vote per nation
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Which organ of the UN was given primary responsibility for investigating situations that threaten World Peace
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the secutity council
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the non-premenent members of the Security council are selected by the
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general assembly
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the security council has the power to
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recommend the use of force to stop agression
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the veto power in the UN is held by
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the 5 permenent members of the secutity council
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the country that has the most often blocked actions in the UN by use of the veto is
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the Soviet Union
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one function of the economic and social council is to
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direct the economies of underdeveloped nations
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a territory under the protection of the UN but administered by a member nation is called
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trusteeship
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A leading member of the UN that was never a member of the League of Nations is
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the US
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A major criticism of the voting procedure in the security council is that
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the soviet union has as much power as the US
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The distribution of pwer within the security council is based on the principle that
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agreement amoong the major nations is necessary if the organiztion is to succeed
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to fill the office of secretary general of the UN, a person must be
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recommended by the General assembly and appointed by the security council
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the trusteeship council no long has much importance because
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no trust territory remains
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which is a major obstacle to UN efforts to deal with international political issues
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effective UN action requires cooperation among the major powers
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which group of conditions is most characteristic of Thir World or emerging nations
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poverty, illiteracy, growing population
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the two nations that emerged as major world powers following WWII were
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the US and the Soviet Union
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the cold war involved tension between
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the soviet and western powers
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in 1947, the US responded to the threat of Soviet expansion by
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issuing the Truman Doctrine
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the Marshall Plan was designed to
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help european nations recover economically from the war
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The Truman Doctrine stated that they US would
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support free peoples who were resisting communist take overs
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Berlin was divided into four parts after WWII the US, the Soviet Union, France and
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Great Britain
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Part of the UN which oversees legal issuses of member
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International Court of Justice
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US plan to support countries being threatened by communists
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Truman Doctrine
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US plan to support European nations economically until they got back on their feet at end of WWII
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Marshal Plan
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Part of the UN where all member nations have a vote
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General Assembly
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Part of the UN which attempts to improve living conditions
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Economic and Social Council
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Part of the UN which oversees nations attempting to get on their feet
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Trusteeship Council
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Treaty of the Soviet Bloc countries
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Warsaw Pact
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Part of the UN with the only "real" power
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Security Council
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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NATO
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The administrative branch of the UN
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Secretariat
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The first puppet leader in South Vietnam was
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Diem
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The North Vietnamese military arm in the South were called
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the Viet Cong
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The battle which finally force the French to give up their fight in Vietnam was
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Dien Bien Phu
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The leader of the North Vietnamese was
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Ho Chi Min
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The US was able to send ground troops into Vietnam because of
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the Gulf of Tonkin
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The theory "if one country called to communism, those surrounding it will also fall" is know as
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the Domino theory
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After the Tet offesive, US Commanders wer very worried about what, to show the American people the military was actually winning the war
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body counts
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The main supply route for the North Vietnamese military was called
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The Ho Chi Minh Trail
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In an attempt to defoliate the jungles, the US used what dropped from planes
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Napalm and Agent Orange
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The event which affected the US ability to win the wa, was
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the Tet Offensive
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The document which outlomed the falsities of the Gulf of Tonkin incident was called
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the Pentagon papers
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President Nixon's attempt at turning the war over to the South vietnamesse was called
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Vietnamessation
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The battle which many felt resembled Dean Bien Phu for the US was fought at
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Khe Sahn
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The college protest where National Guardsmen killed students was at
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Kent State U
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The incident in which a US platoon destroyed a Vietnamese village and killed all of its inhabitants was
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the My Lai massacre
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The US officer who was found responsible for the massacre was
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2LT Calley
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The capital city of North Vietnam is
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Hanoi
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The tactics of the Viet Cong was called
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guerilla warfare
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Once the Vietnam War ended the new name for Saigon was
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Ho Chi Minh City
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Most US soldiers being drafted for the Vietnam war were from
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poor families
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A war fought without the use of nuclear weopons in the nuclear age is considered
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a non-conventional war
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the French wanted to gain control over Vietnam after WWII because they wanted
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all of the above
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When the French involvement in Vietnam ended the US refused to participate in the
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Paris Conference
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The most effective anti war group in the US was the
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Vietnam Veterans Against the War
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Where was teh battle scenes in We Were Soldiers located
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Il Drang Valley
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Which US President sent advisors to Vietnam first
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Kennedy
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Which US President began carpet-bombing campaigns in Vietnam in the hope of ending the war
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Nixon
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Which US president was in office when the war finally ends for the US?
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Nixon
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Teh Secretary of State who negotiated the US withdrawl of Vietnam was
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Kissinger
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The North Vietnamese Military believed it would take 2 years to overthrow the Soth after the US leaves. How long did it actually take
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55 days
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In 1917 the British promised to set up a homeland for the Jewish people in what document
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the Balfour Declaration
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Where was the homeland supposed to be located
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Palestice
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Teh movement that called for the Jewish people to have their own hoemland was called
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Zionism
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Teh end of WWII calese what to occur in Palestine
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Huge Jewish immigration into the area
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Who was the first to propose the creaton of two searate states in Palestine
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The British
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in the 1940s what put pressure on the British to increase teh number of Jews allowed to immigrate
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The holocaust
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who actually passed the resolution calling for the partition of Palestine into 2 states
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the UN
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What area woud be considered an international zone in this resolution
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Jerusalem
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Which group declared their statehood first
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the Arabs
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Teh name of the new state was
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Isreal
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Who recognized the new state within hours of its proclamation
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the US
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Which of the following countries was involved in the first attack on isreal
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Iran
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At the conclusion of the first Arab Isreali conflict who increased their territory by 50%
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Isreal
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Why would the Arab nations not set up a Paelsinian state
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in definace of the UN
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Who enforced an economic boycott against Isreal and against Western companies doing drugs
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The Arab League
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In 1955 Egypt made an arms deal with
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the USSR
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The Sinai Campaign of 1956 was initiated by
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Isreal
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The term "fedayeen" means
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Arab Guerilla forces
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During the 10 years of peace between 1956-1967 Egypt became allied with Jordan and Syria
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Jordan and Syria
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at the conclusion of the 1967 war Isreal seized what from Jordan
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Jerusalem
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Arab terroristes murdered 11 Isrealis at what event in Munich
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The Olympic Games
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The Egyptian President who died in 1970 was
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Nassar
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The Prime minister of Isreal in 1978 was
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Menachem Begin
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The last Arab Isreali war was called the
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Yom Kippur War
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What country did Isreali forces briefly occupy to end PLO activities there
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Lebanon
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