COLD WAR

2. happened between June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953
3. led the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War, serving as premier from 1958 to 1964.
9. A Cold War policy that suggested a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states, each falling like a row of dominos.
10. Former President of North Vietnam
11. He was the youngest person elected president
15. a convenient borderline for their divided military occupation of the Korean peninsula.
16. to prevent the spread of communism after the end of World War II
17. a strategy that aimed to reduce American involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring all military responsibilities to South Vietnam

1. the powerful nationalist military commander who succeeded Sun Yixian as leader of the Guomindang.
4. the guerrilla force that, with the support of the North Vietnamese Army, fought against South Vietnam
5. He has been credited with transforming China from a semi-colony to a leading world power by advancing literacy, women's rights, basic healthcare, primary education, and improving life expectancy.
6. Prime Minister of South Vietnam from 1954-1963. His regime had little support
7. pushing a situation to the point of disaster without quite going over the edge.
8. one of the few individuals to achieve a five-star rank, notably served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean Wa
11. a brutal regime that ruled Cambodia, under the leadership of Marxist dictator Pol Pot, from 1975 to 1979
12. He was prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and has been president of the government and First Secretary of the Communist Party since 1976.
13. A wall that separated West Berlin, Germany, from East Germany, which surrounded it until 1989
14. a barrier that divided capitalist and communist nations
15. was the 33rd president