Crash Course US History #38: The Cold War in Asia

What war, which was part of the Cold War, lasted from 1950-193?

• World War II

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• Tet Offensive

Who was the US Commander of the troops at the beginning of the Korean War?

• Gen. Eisenhower

• Gen. MacArthur

• Gen. Patton

• Gen. Montgomery

At what parallel (latitude) are North and South Korea divided?

• 45th Parallel

• 17th Parallel

• 25th Parallel

• 38th Parallel

Who won the election of 1952?

• Harry Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

Who wrote the 'Mystery Document"?

• My Lai

• Harry Truman

• Douglas Mac Arthur

• Ho Chi Minh

The first "American advisors" in Vietnam were killed in 1961 during this president's tenure.

• Johnson

• Nixon

• Kennedy

• Truman

What power did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution give to Lyndon Johnson?

• power to withdraw from Vietnam

• power to declare unlimited war

• power to take all necessary action to repeal armed attack

• power to partner with the communist

How could young men earn a deferment from the Vietnam War?

• by registering for a draft

• by attending college

• by proving hardship

• by becoming a war protester

Which US President finally ended the war in Vietnam? (although he escalated the war at first)

• Johnson

• Nixon

• Kennedy

• Carter

The American public held strong opinions about the Vietnam War, possibly because it was....

• the first war to be protested by some Americans

• the first war to have large newspaper articles

• the first war to have movies made about it

• the first US war to be televised