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This is the capital of South Korea and its largest city with over 11 million people.
This is the capital of North Korea and its largest city with over 2.5 million people.
The term "credibility gap" is MOST associated with which of these 20th Century events?
This Asian country officially split with its northern neighbor in 1948, fighting a war against them from 1950 to 1953.
This country is a communist dictatorship that was established after World War II.
In the years immediately following World War II, events in what country threatened to start a war between the United States and the Soviet Union?
The first man-made object to be launched into space was
President Reagan supported research on a system of orbiting satellites that would intercept and destroy enemy missiles with laser beams. The media dubbed the system
During which U.S. presidency did the nuclear arms race begin?
Which technology was a product of the arms race following World War II?
This was the name for the Soviet Union's program of unmanned space objects that were launched in the 1950s. This satellite's launch in 1957 alarmed the US into speeding up plans for its space program.
This was the type of rocket that powered the U.S. manned flight to the moon.
He was the first human to orbit the earth.
This is the country was secretly and illegally bombed by the United States during the course of the Vietnam War in 1969 and 1970.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution issued by Congress on August 7, 1964, was instrumental in increasing U.S. activity in
Which military tactic is MOST closely identified with the Viet Cong?
He was the Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1946-1969 and led North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
This was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the U.S. devoted to the goal of landing a man on the moon and returning him to Earth safely.
This is the name of the North Vietnamese group that was both official army and guerrilla group during the era of the Vietnam War.
He was the first American to orbit the Earth (1962) and the oldest person to go into space when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle (1998) at the age of 77.