Berlin Airlift + Korean War

Who was the general in charge of the Berlin Airlift?

Lucius Clay

Who said "if we lose our freedom, we'll never get it back"

unamed kid

what did the candy bomber do?

dropped parachutes of candy for kids in Berlin (unamed)

RIAS

Radio station that broadcasted need to American people in order to give them hope

"Listening Post"

monitored enemy activity and gathered intelligence information

New Currency introduced in West Berlin?

The Deutsche Mark

What countries had sectors in Germany?

US, SU, French, and British

What hindered the berlin aircraft?

No aircraft was large enough to carry heavy equipment

What major items were transported in the Berlin Aircraft?

Coal (main item), chocolate and Christmas presents

What happened August 29th, 1949?

The Soviets set off their first atomic bomb

Why was 1949 an important year in the Cold War?

The Nato treaty: they would mutually defend each other and it paved the way for mass containment of the SU's expansion across Europe. There was also a custody of the Chinese communist revolution.

What were the results of the Chinese Revolution?

they became a factor in US domestic polices after the PLA victory

What crisis led to the containment policy in Asia?

The spread of communism

Who was the Leader of Communist China (CCP)

Mao Zedong

Who was the leader of Nationalist China (Kumintang/KMT)

Chiang Kai-shek

What was is the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and where is it?

The buffer zone between North and South Korea where no military activity is allowed.

How did the Korean War start?

North Korea invaded South Korea along the 38th parallel

Who fought in the Korean War?

North and South Korea

What is the Capital of East Germany?

East Berlin

What is of West Berlin?

Bonn

How was the UN divided?

General Assembly, Security, Economic, Social and Trusteeship council and the UN secretariat.

What is the administrative body of the UN called?

The Secretariat

What percent of finances does the US pay for in the UN?

30%

Apartheid

A social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against non-whites, UN kicked South Africa out because of this and cut military and economic relations with the country

Who has Veto Power in the UN?

China, Russia, France, UK and US

United for Peace Resolution

7 member of the Security Council agree to call a special session of General Assembly to maintain peace so it's not directly taken care of by the Security Council themselves. The choice made at these meetings nobody can veto.

Who is the Secretary General today?

António Guterres

Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB)

intelligence and domestic security agency of the Soviet Union.

CIA

U.S. national security, guide policies for information security within an organization.

Pusan/Busan

Battle of Pusan Perimeter , temporarily reversed the course of the war in the U.S.-led United Nation Command's favor (UN vs NORTH KOREA)

Inchon

Battle of Incheon, a decisive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations Command, battle to take Seoul

Chosin Reservoir

one of the most brutal battles between UN and Chinese Communist Forces (CCF),