Korean and Vietnam Wars

Korean and Vietnam Wars

11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The containment of communism was an important part of American foreign policy in the twentieth century. The idea of containing communism was involved with America's entry into which war? 

World War I
World War II 
The Vietnam War
The Gulf War

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After WWII, Korea was

divided into a republic in the south and communism in the north.
governed by an alliance of western European nations.
divided into a republic in the north and communism in the south.
unified for the first time in many years.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The United States became involved in wars in Korea and Vietnam. What was the main reason for involvement in both of these wars?  

prevention of biological warfare
improve trade 
containment of communism
stop terrorism

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Korean War end?

The United States dropped two hydrogen bombs on North Korea effectively ending the war.

The North Korean military with help from China took over the entire Korean Peninsula

North and South Korea agreed to an armistice in 1953 (no treaty was signed to formally end the war) and the two countries remain divided by the 38th parallel.

General Mao Zedong led South Korea to victory over Ho Chi Minh and the North Korean army

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The French took control of Vietnam in the late 19th century. In 1945, the Indochinese Communist party declared that the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was independent of France, which resulted in war. The French and the Vietnamese fought in the First Indochina War until 1954, at which point the French retreated.   What happened after this war was over? 

Vietnam became a colony of the United States. 
Communists and non-communists fought for control of the country.
Vietnam became the leading economic power in Southeast Asia.
A democratic government was established in Vietnam. 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the objections the United States had about Ho Chi Minh’s leadership on Vietnam? 

He was a communist and a threat to the United States’ interests.
He would not use aid from the United Sates to rebuild the country.
Most of the Vietnamese people did not like him or his politics.
He seemed too inexperienced to lead a country. 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As World War II brought the end of the Japanese Empire, what took place in the countries of China and Korea?

They were made part of the Soviet Union and the U.S. 
They had civil wars supported by foreign countries.
They became Japanese commonwealth countries.
They achieved peace for the first time in decades.

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