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MWH Cold War Asia
Summerville High School MWH
Question | Answer |
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Where were North Korea and South Korea split? | 38th parallel |
Which side did the Soviet Union and China support? | North Korea |
Which side did the USA support? | South Korea |
How did the Korean conflict end? | Troops withdrew to either side of the 38th parallel, cease fire |
Why did South Korea continue to grow? | They had a capitalist economy, a democratic government and stability |
Who drove the French out of Vietnam? | Ho Chi Minh |
Define the domino theory? | The concept that if one country falls to communism, the neighboring countries would fall to communism too. |
Who were the Vietcong? | Communist rebels in South Vietnam who were supported by North Vietnam |
What was Nixon’s plan for Vietnam? | vietnamization |
What is Vietnamization? | Gradual pull out of American troops, achieved by training Vietnamese troops to protect themselves. |
Who were Khmer Rouge? | Communist rebels who set up a brutal government in Cambodia. |
How many people did the Khmer Rouse kill? | Killed over 2 million people. |
What two south east Asian nations did Communists gain power in? | Vietnam and Cambodia |