History Questions
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What was the term used to describe the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while still supporting S. Vietnamese troops against the Vietcong and N. Vietnamese?
What country did Nixon visit to ease tensions around the world?
Who was this senator who accused 205 state department employees of being communist but never proved it?
What country did the USSR invade to support a pro-Soviet government and also end detente?
What was the name of the Vietnamese guerillas who opposed the South Vietnamese government?
What is this competition (or race) called when countries compete for supremacy in nuclear weapons?
What was the name of the proposed weapon system that would destroy Soviet missiles from space?
Which TWO countries were helped by the Truman Doctrine?
What is the name of this resolution that allowed the US to take any measures to repel armed attack/prevent further aggression in Vietnam?
What was the effort to ease tensions between superpowers called?
What was the turning point of the Vietnam War that happened on a holiday?
What is the Cold War policy of keeping communism within its already existing borders and not allowing it to spread?
What is the name of the treaty between the US & USSR to limit the number of nuclear warheads/missiles
What event happened when the USSR built nuclear missile bases on Cuba and the US blockaded Cuba with warships leading to a standoff?
What event happened because the Soviets would not let in supplies to West Berlin by road?
Who was the president after Lyndon B. Johnson?
Who was the president that was elected in 1980 and took a tough stand on the USSR saying they were the focus of evil in this world?
What is the name of this world organization founded after WWII who would bring disputes for peaceful settlement?
Who was the British leader that coined the term the "iron curtain"?
What was this event where American and British planes carried food, oil and supplies to West Berlin everyday because of a Soviet blockade?
