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Biological Warfare

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What was the suspected method used by the British to spread smallpox to Native Americans in 1763?

Infected blankets and clothing

In what type of warfare were human and animal cadavers reportedly used to spread disease?

Medieval siege warfare

What was the period of biological weapons programs in Brazil?

1957-1963

What was the British tactic during the American Revolutionary War?

<p>Forcing inoculation of civilians to spread smallpox to the Continental Army</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which time period did the Germans use bacterial cultures of glanders and anthrax to infect animals?

<p>During World War I</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of deliberate inoculation for smallpox?

<p>It gave the recipient a mild and contagious case of smallpox</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the goal of the German biological sabotage program during World War I?

<p>To infect animals being shipped to the Allies</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the phrase 'and other weapons adaptable to mass destruction' in the context of biological weapons?

<p>It was meant to cover biological weapons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the Quebec Agreement signed by Roosevelt and Churchill in 1943?

<p>A US/UK/Canadian nuclear cooperation agreement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the US/UK/Canadian biological cooperation during the war?

<p>It continued through Tripartite conferences after the war.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary claim made by Chinese, DPRK, and Soviet/Russia regarding the use of biological weapons during the Korean War?

<p>That the US used biological weapons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the conclusion of most scholars regarding the use of biological weapons by the US during the Korean War?

<p>That such attacks did not take place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the border in the context of the Korean War, according to Cummings?

<p>The border is the war.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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