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International Studies
10th Grade
01/31/2011

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what asian nation occupied the Korean peninsula for forty years?
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Japan
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Why did japanese troops withdraw from the peninsula in 1945?
Definition
because it was after world war II
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After Japan was removed, where was Korea divided in half?
Definition
38th parallel
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What country controlled North Korea and what country controlled South Korea?
Definition
Soviets-North Korea
USA-South Korea
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After North and South Korea declared themselves independent states, what happened?
Definition
North korea invaded South korea
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When did North korea invaded South Korea and why?
Definition
June 25th 1950 because they wanted to reunite the peninsula by force.
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During the timen when N. and S. korea were at war who aided who?
Definition
China-Nkorea
USA-Skorea
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How long were North and South Korea at war?
Definition
3 years
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A strip of land running along an international border
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Demilitarized Zone
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What is the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty of 1985? Did North Korea live up to thus?
Definition
Treaty that agreed that they would not buy or agree to nuclear weapons. North Korea did not live up to this.
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Who is the current leader of North Korea?
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Kim Jung Il
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What does the phrase "axis of evil" mean?
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All the evil in the world revolves around this axis.
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When nuclear weapons were discovered in North korea what did we do?
Definition
we stopped sending oil to them.
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When did they admit to having nuclear weapons?
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February 10th, 2005
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When did north korea test their nuclear weapons?
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october 9th, 2006
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What are three items North Korea restricts?
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Television, cell phones, newspapers
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What do visitors to North Korea experience? (3)
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A sense of being cut off from the world, being watched and they are shown a lot of propaganda.
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Why do North koreans act they way that they do?
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Because they are trained that way from birth and they may act that way from fear as well.
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What is the DMZ like between North and South Korea?
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It is heavily guarded on both sides, there are landmines and fences and little communication between the two sides.
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why us trying to escape from North Korea a serious risk?
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Bc if you are caught, you can be put into prison camps or executed and your family will be punished too for your actions.
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What Nationalist leader wanted Communism in Vietnam?
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Ho Chi Minh
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What were Ho Chi Minh's two goals?
Definition
to get Vietnamese independence and to adopt communism
Term
a 45 year struggle between democratic nations and communist nations led by the USA and Soviet Union
Definition
the cold war
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Who became the leaders of North and South Vietnam?
Definition
South Vietnam-Ngo Dinh Diem
North Vietnam-Ho Chi Minh
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What was "voting with your feet?"
Definition
people fled to the side they supported
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What line was Vietnam divided at?
Definition
the 17th parallel
Term
swift raids by small bands of soldiers using hit and run tactics
Definition
guerrila warfare
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what was the Ho chi minh trail?
Definition
a suppy route used by HO to send supploes and troops to the South to aid da Viet Cong.
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Explain the Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution?
Definition
We had two ships patrolling the Gulf, our troops claimed they were shot @ by the NVietnamese, Lyndon Johnson then got a resolution saying he could help the south vietnamese because of this.
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Why did the war spread to laos and cambodia?
Definition
we bombed sections of the Ho chi minh trail and the viet cong bases in cambodia.
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What happened in the USA during the vietnamese war?
Definition
protests
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Who began the withdrawal of troops from vietnam?
Definition
nixon
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what was Saigon renamed to?
Definition
Ho Chi Minh City
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In july 1976 what did the name of Vietname become?
Definition
Socialist republic Of Vietname
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What ideas does Vietnam use today?
Definition
Communist but with capitalist ideas
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