The economic, social and cultural impact of the Cold War on two countries
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Which four regions does the IB use for the 'two countries from different regions' rule?
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The Americas; Europe; Africa and the Middle East; Asia and Oceania.
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Why can't the USA be paired with Cuba for this exam bullet?
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Both the USA and Cuba are in the Americas region — the question requires two DIFFERENT regions.
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Which two countries and regions does this micro use as its worked example?
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The USA (the Americas) and Vietnam (Asia and Oceania).
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What is the military-industrial complex?
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The close, mutually reinforcing relationship between the US armed forces and the arms-manufacturing companies that supply them, coined by Eisenhower in 1961.
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What was McCarthyism?
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Senator Joseph McCarthy's 1950–54 campaign accusing Americans of secret communist sympathies, often without evidence, costing many their jobs.
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What did HUAC do?
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The House Un-American Activities Committee questioned Hollywood figures about communist links; those who refused to cooperate were often blacklisted.
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What ended McCarthy's power in 1954?
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Televised Senate hearings exposed him bullying witnesses without evidence, turning public opinion against him; the Senate formally condemned him.
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Name two ways US anti-war culture showed itself after Vietnam grew unpopular.
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Protest music (e.g. Bob Dylan) and mass marches, such as the hundreds of thousands who marched on Washington D.C. in 1969.
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What was the Tet Offensive and why does it matter?
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A massive coordinated communist attack across South Vietnam in January 1968; it shocked American opinion and convinced many the war was unwinnable.
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What economic damage did the Vietnam War cause inside Vietnam?
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US bombing campaigns (e.g. Operation Rolling Thunder) and the toxic herbicide Agent Orange destroyed roads, farmland and factories for a generation.
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What social costs did Vietnam suffer from the war?
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Millions were conscripted, an estimated 2–3 million people died, and many were displaced or fled as 'boat people' after 1975.
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Compare the USA's and Vietnam's Cold War impact in one sentence.
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The USA was strained by fear and spending from a distance, while Vietnam was directly devastated economically, socially and culturally by war fought on its own soil.
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