Foreign Policy around Korea and Cuba (under Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy) (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Line dividing Korea after WWII
Line dividing Korea after WWII
Thirty-eighth parallel
Year North Korea attacked South
Year North Korea attacked South
1950
MacArthur's successful invasion location in Korea
MacArthur's successful invasion location in Korea
Inchon
No. of Chinese troops in counter-invasion
No. of Chinese troops in counter-invasion
250,000
Year Korean War armistice signed
Year Korean War armistice signed
1953
Cost of Korean War to US (lives)
Cost of Korean War to US (lives)
Over 50,000 soldiers
Treaty org. Eisenhower formed in Southeast Asia
Treaty org. Eisenhower formed in Southeast Asia
SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization)
Theory: if one nation falls to communism, neighbours follow
Theory: if one nation falls to communism, neighbours follow
Domino Theory
Communist leader who took over Cuba
Communist leader who took over Cuba
Fidel Castro
JFK's policy: quick response to regional conflicts
JFK's policy: quick response to regional conflicts
Flexible response
Counter-insurgency force Kennedy supported
Counter-insurgency force Kennedy supported
Green Berets
Month & year of Bay of Pigs invasion
Month & year of Bay of Pigs invasion
April 1961
Duration of Cuban Missile Crisis
Duration of Cuban Missile Crisis
13 days
Kennedy's strategy to stop Soviet ships to Cuba
Kennedy's strategy to stop Soviet ships to Cuba
Naval blockade
Two outcomes of Cuban Missile Crisis
Two outcomes of Cuban Missile Crisis
Moscow-Washington hotline & Test Ban Treaty