AQA GCSE History Korea & Vietnam Key Facts. 85 Questions and Answers.

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1. What is Capitalism? 2. What is Communism? 3. What was the Truman Doctrine? 4. What is Containment? 5. What weapon meant that the USA & USSR could easily destroy each other? ... 6. Which ideology was North Korea? 7. Which ideology was South Korea? t 8. Which organisation said it would defend the USA its allies if any one of them was at- tacked? 9. What year did the Korean War start? 10. Which country was a close ally of both North Korea and the USSR? 11. Where was Korea divided in 1945? 12. Who led the North Koreans? 13. Who led the South Koreans? 14. Why did the USA support Syngman Rhee? 15. How long did it take the North Korean's to take the capital of South Korea, Seoul? 16. Why did the UN help defend South Korea? Because the USSR was couldn't use its veto 17. Why was the USSR boycotting the UN Secu- rity Council? 18. What percentage of the UN troops were US? and air 19. Why did France not stop Hitler's remilitarisa- tion of the Rhineland? f 20. Who led the UN forces in Korea? 21. Where did the UN forces land in Korea? 22. Which river did the UN get close to, forcing China to intervene in Korea? 23. When did China invade North Korea? 24. How many Chinese troops invaded Korea? 25. What had been reached in Korea by Spring 1951? 26. When was General MacArthur sacked? 27. Why was General MacArthur sacked? 28. Why did the weather affect the Korean War? 29. Why did trench warfare affect the Korean War? 30. Why did it take two years to reach a peace agreement in Korea? 31. Why did Stalin's death help end the Korean War? 32. When was the Armistice signed in the Korean War? 33. What was the DMZ? 34. How many civilians died in the Korean War? 35. How many US troops died in the Korean War? 36. What impact the Korean War have on the Cold War? 37. Who was Ho Chi Minh? 38. Which country owned Vietnam as a Colony? 39. Which country occupied Vietnam in WW2? 40. What was Domino Theory? 41. How did the US support the French in Viet- nam? 42. Which battle ended the French involvement in Vietnam? 43. Which peace agreement ended war between France and Vietnam? 44. Which line divided North and South Vietnam? 45. Who led the South Vietnamese? 46. Why was Diem a poor leader of South Viet- nam? 47. What was the name of the Monk who burned himself in 1963? 48. What tactics did the Vietcong use? 49. What were Guerilla Tactics? 50. List 3 Vietcong tactics 51. What supplied the Vietcong? 52. Why did the Vietnamese peasants protect the Vietcong? 53. How did Eisenhower involve the USA in Viet- nam? 54. Which American programme forced peasants Str to move to areas away from the Vietcong? g 55. By 1963, how many 'advisers' were there in Vietnam? 56. Which boat was attacked at the Golf of Tonkin? 57. When was the Gulf of Tonkin incident? 58. What was the consequence of the Gulf of to escalate the war in Viet- nam Tonkin? 59. What was the US bombing campaign in Viet- nam called? 60. What was the name of missions that US sol- diers were sent on in Vietnam? 61. Why were Search and Destroy missions a failure? 62. Which chemical weapons did the Americans use in Vietnam? I 63. What date was the My Lai Massacre? 64. How many civilians died in the My Lai Mas- sacre? 65. How did the My Lai Massacre affect the Amer- ican Public? 66. Which major North Vietnamese offence hap- pened on 30th January 1968? Which trusted news reporter told the US pub- lic that they weren't close to winning the war? 67. What were the consequences of the Tet offen- sive? 68. What was the chant which was shouted at President Johnson to end the Vietnam war? 69. What effect did the Media have on the Viet- nam War? 70. What was a 'Draft Dodger'? 71. Who succeeded Johnson as President in America? 72. What policy did Nixon suggest in Vietnam, meaning the South Vietnamese would defend themselves 73. What was the acronym for the soliders from South Vietnam? 74. Why did Nixon increase bombing in Vietnam? 75. Which countries did Nixon invade to try and end the war? 76. When did the Kent State shooting take place? 77. Which scandal forced Nixon to resign in 1974? 78. Which peace agreement ended war between the USA and North Vietnam? 79. Who was Nixon's national security advisor who carried out negotiations to end the Viet- nam War? 80. When did the last US troops leave Vietnam? 81. What happened on 30th April 1975? 82. How many civilians were killed in the Vietnam War? 83. How much did it take the US to kill 1 VC soldier? 84. How much did the US spend on the Vietnam War? [Show More]

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