4-15, Berlin Crisis, Korean War, Arms Race

4-15, Berlin Crisis, Korean War, Arms Race

Take own notes on your Study Guide as you go through today's lesson and response to the questions.

Multiple Choice

Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

• North Korea established a blockade to

  prevent goods reaching South Korea.

• North Korea embraced communism while South Korea chose democracy.

• South Korea entered into a treaty with China

  that endangered North Korea.

Multiple Choice

After Korea was freed from Japanese occupation in 1945, Korea became a battleground between two strong powers. The United States backed non-communist Koreans in the south, and

• Japan helped Korean communists gain power

  in the north.

• the European Union helped Korean communists gain power in the north.

• Vietnam helped Korean communists gain power in the north.

• the Soviet and Chinese helped Korean communists gain power in the north.

Multiple Choice

North Korea and South Korea both received help from other nations during the Korean War. Which countries intervened?

• The United States supported North Korea;

  Japan supported South Korea.

• Germany supported North Korea; France supported South Korea.

• China supported North Korea; the United States supported South Korea.

• Vietnam supported North Korea; China supported South Korea.

Multiple Choice

Which event took place in 1950 and had the greatest impact on the course of the Korean War?

• China entered the war in defense of North Korea.

• United States forces captured the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.

• Truman declared an end to US involvement and pulled out all troops.

Multiple Choice

Which event took place in 1950 and had the greatest impact on the course of the Korean War?

• China entered the war in defense of North Korea.

• United States forces captured the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.

• Truman declared an end to US involvement and pulled out all troops.

Multiple Choice

The location shown in the picture is significant because the Thirty-Eighth Parallel marked the

• border between North Korea and China

• dividing line between North and South Korea.

• location of the capital of North Korea.

• main trade route between North and South Korea

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Multiple Choice

The truce agreement that stopped the fighting in the Korean War in 1953

• made North Korea and South Korea a united country.

• placed North Korea and South Korea under United Nations control

• left North Korea and South Korea divided at the 38th parallel.

• required North Korea and South Korea to form

  democratic governments.

Multiple Choice

What effect did the Korean War have on the governments of North Korea and South Korea?

• North Korea turned to democracy

• South Korea turned to communism.

• The war led to anarchy in both nations.

• The war did not change the governments

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements is an accurate fact about this chart?

• Americans were getting tired of warfare.

• The United States Congress jeopardized the country's security.

• U.S. defense spending declined after 1953.

• The United States spent too much money on defense during this period

Multiple Choice

This table BEST explains which of these statements?

• The reason for the U.S.'s success during World War II

• After World War II, the U.S. withdrew from the international stage

• The U.S. abandoned the diplomatic process

  following World War II.

• The U.S. continued its massive military spending

  following World War II.

Multiple Choice

Which technology was a product of the arms race following World War II?

• the tank

• the television

• the flamethrower

• the hydrogen bomb

Multiple Choice

The development of the Hydrogen bomb in 1954 was MOST LIKELY a product of

• the Japanese bombing at Pearl Harbor.

• the signing of the Warsaw Pact in Poland.

• the explosion of a Soviet atomic weapon.

• the building of the Berlin Wall in Germany