World Hist. midterm

the US president who managed American foreign policy during the Cuban Missile Crisis was

the Chinese Cultural Revolution

in the 1990s, the internet was designed for use exclusively in scientific research

the first US president to visit communist China was

the Cold War refers to the military, economic and political competition between the US and China after the Vietnam War

all of the following nations suffered extensive physical damage from the war except

of the 550 million citizens living in China after WW2, ___ percent were members of the communist party

Chinese troops entered the Korean Aar when

regarding its China policy, the US grew concerned that

the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe during WW2 was

major radical and religious groups seek the destruction of

the capacity for silicon chips to hold data doubles every 18 months... as computing devices grow smaller

after it's Civil War, China's foreign policy was

though the communist Vietcong Army lost 2 million troops in its fight to take over all of Vietnam, they were successful

the commander of US and UN forces in the Korean War was

Richard Nixon is regarded as one of America's finest foreign policy presidents because of his practical policies

the communist leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis was Daniel Ortega

the international organization created by the winning countries in WW2, still in existence today, is

the major justification for all IS foreign policy during the Cold War was

in the modern era, global communications expanded largely because of the increased capacity of data held by a computer

Glasnost is a Russian term referring to openness, both in a political and economic sense

the leader of the Chinese government after that nations civil war was

the United Nations headquarters is located in NYC

AIDS is a vicious disease because it attacks victims ammunition systems, destroying the body's ability function

prior to the beginning of the Vietnamese War, which colonial power controlled Vietnam

the youngest leader of the communist party in the Soviet Unions w's history was Joseph Stalin, who was 40 years old

the US and the Soviet Union/Russia have always cooperated on missions in space

the US and the Soviet Union have always cooperated on missions in space

US General Douglas MacCarthur was fired from command of US and UN forces by President Harry Truman during the Korean War

under communist rule, the Chinese leadership ____ its smartest and most intellectual citizens

the US supported many cruel, selfish and inhuman anti-communist dictators during the Cold War

advocates for "sustainable growth" argue that sustaining full employment and maximum industrial capacity is vital

the US

what negative consequences developed as a result of the "green revolution"

the purpose of the international space station originally was to

a group of communist nations formed an alliance during the cold war known as

the US president who offered the Shah of Iran medical treatment in the US was

the five members of the UN Security Council includes

choosing to be a non-aligned nation during the Cold War offered both advantages and disadvantages

president John Kennedy employed a naval quarantine to block Soviet ships from arming communist Cuba in 1962

the US employed 17 million citizens to

an excellent example of a "refugee crisis" we discussed in class is taking place right now in

the Soviet economic system was based on

the US evacuated and imprisoned citizens of Japanese ancestry during the war to keep our West Coast safe from sabotage

the US suffered much heavier loss of life during WW2 than the Soviet Union

after horrific fighting, the Soviets defeated the Germans in the battle of Stalingrad

during the Chinese Civil War,

president ______ placed paramount importance on human rights in his foreign policy

popular culture refers to

at our high point of involvement in 1968, the US had ___ troops fighting in Vietnam under president ___

the US department which oversees space exploration is NAFTA

cyberterrorism is

the US president who committed US forces (along with United Nations troops) to the Korean War was

the war effort was so intense for the US that many goods were rationed including meat and sugar

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an excellent example of a military alliance

the purpose of the International Space Station is to

the dividing line between North and South Korea is

the statesman who coined the phrase "Iron Curtain" to describe Soviet strategy following WW2 was

in 2007, IBM designed and marketed a cognitive computer that became known as "Watson"

the US supported China during WW2 because the Chinese were fighting which US enemy

the Iranian revolution of 1979 was led by religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini, a believer in strict Islamic Law

president Franklin Roosevelt authorized the use of atomic weapons in 1945

during the Cold War, the organization of countries which formed an alliance to stand up to the US and its allies was

the Chinese Civil War was fought

countries behind the "Iron Curtain" included

during the Korean War, the US president and his key military commanders agreed on US strategy except when it came to the

the leader of the North Vietnamese communist forces battling US troops was

D-Day refers to the

a tax on an imported good (tariff) originated by one country against another is a signal that there is a trade war

it was vital that US and allied forces initially hold beach-heads during the invasion of France in June 1944

the Chinese entered the Korean War

this section of reading highlights how the worlds military build-up has harmed the environment

cloning

the UN is located in

Daniel Ortega was

the five victorious nations of WW2 have permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council

North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950 at the

most observers believe the US has become a more materialistic culture in the modern era (1960 - present)

the US ejected which of the following countries from Kuwait during the 1991 Persian Gulf War

some multinational corporations generate more revenue than entire countries

what negative consequences developed as a result of the "Green Revolution"

the US hostages held at the Americana embassy in Iran were in captivity for 13 days

from the 1970s until present day, Americans and Soviets have consistently cooperated on space projects

by airlifting food and supplies to West Berlin, the US kept West Berlin alive and functioning during The Berlin Airlift

the failed Bay of Pigs invasion was hatched by President Eisenhower and very poorly executed by President Kennedy 1961

people most often immigrate to other nation states because of

the US helped rebuild a physically devastated Europe after WW2 using the Marshall Plan

massive collective farms created during the Chinese "Great Leap Forward" under Mao Zedong were better known as

the quality of health care during this time period featured exponential advances in patient care

president Ronald Reagan aptly captured the differences between the Soviet Union and the US in a speech in West Berlin

the major cause of damage to the ozone layer is being caused by

president Richard Nixon's policy of détente was intended to

the US launched Sputnik in the 1950s, signaling the start of a "Space Race" with the Soviet Union

one of the major events which focused world attention on the dangers of terrorism took place in 1972 in

the president of the US when the Korean War began was

Ronald Reagan was the first US president to visit mainland China

unable to win decisive victories on the ground, the US military resorted to

in the 1990s, the internet was designed primarily for use by the general public

the guiding principle of US foreign policy during the Cold War was based on

the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 to prop up that country's failing communist government