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Global Cold War History
Global Cold War History
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What was the 38th Parallel in the context of Korean division?
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Line separating Soviet-occupied North Korea from US-occupied South Korea.
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Who was Ahmed Ben Bella?
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Algerian socialist soldier, revolutionary, first President of Algeria 1963-1965.
3
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What was Agent Orange used for in the Vietnam War?
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Herbicide by US military to defoliate trees.
4
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Who was Alexander Dubcek?
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Slovak politician, brief leader of Czechoslovakia, attempted reforms.
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Who was Alger Hiss?
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State Department official accused of passing secrets to Soviet Union during 1930s, never charged due to statute of limitations.
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What was the Algerian Civil War?
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War between Algerian government and Islamist rebel groups.
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What was the Algerian War for Independence?
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War 1954-1962 for Algerian independence from France.
8
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What was Al Qaeda originally founded to fight?
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Soviet Union, which supported communist Afghan government.
9
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What is the African National Congress?
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Republic of South Africa's governing social democratic party.
10
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What was the Angolan Civil War?
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Major civil war in Republic started 1975 ended 2002 after Angola achieved independence.
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Who was Augusto Pinochet?
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Deposed Salvador Allende in coup, became president of Chile, nationalized industries.
12
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What was the Basque Homeland and Freedom (ETA)?
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Organization founded 1959 wanting independence for Basque region in northern Spain.
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Who was Benazir Bhutto?
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First female leader of majority Muslim country, elected prime minister of Pakistan 1988.
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What was the Berlin Airlift?
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US and Britain effort to ship 2.3 million tons of supplies to West Berliners to counter Soviet blockade.
15
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What was the Berlin Wall?
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Wall built 1961 to control sectors of East Berlin from response to Soviet blockade.
16
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What was the Biafran Civil War?
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Nigerian civil war began 1967 when Igbos tried to secede from northern-dominated government.
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What was the Brezhnev Doctrine?
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Stated Soviets and allies would intervene if action by one member threatened other socialist countries.
18
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What was Brinkmanship?
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Policy of responding to enemy aggression with threat of war.
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What were the Camp David Accords?
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Policy of Egypt president Anwar Sadat rejected by Palestinians and several Arab states 1979.
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Who was Charles de Gaulle?
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French president who expanded presidential power, went straight to people.
21
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What was the Cold War?
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Conflict that does not involve any direct military confrontation between two or more rival states.
22
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What was Containment?
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Policy of not allowing communism to spread.
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What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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13-day confrontation between Cuba Soviet Union and United States.
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What was Detente?
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Relaxation of strained relations by verbal communication.
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What was the Domino Theory?
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Notion that one nation falling to communist rule will result in neighboring nations falling.
26
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Who was Douglas MacArthur?
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US commander of UN military forces supporting South Korea during Korean War.
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What was Fatah?
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One of two factions into which Palestinians were split that controlled West Bank.
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Who was Gamal Abdel Nasser?
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General who overthrew king, established Republic of Egypt.
29
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What was Glasnost?
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Policy of opening up Soviet society and political process by granting more freedom.
30
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What was the Great Leap Forward?
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Economic policy of Mao Zedong introduced 1958 proposed small-scale industrialization integrated into peasant communities resulted in 1960 famine.