Cold War Heats Up

What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?

• South Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea

• North Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea

• Stalemate, with the boarder remaining at the 38th parallell

• The U.S. and China split Korea, each controlling a part

South Korea was occupied by ________________ and had a _________________ government

• U.S.S.R./communist
• U.S.S.R./democratic
• U.S.A./communist
• U.S.A./democratic

After China pushed the US/S Koreans back to 100 miles south of the 38th parallel, MacArthur wanted Truman to order a _____________________ against China

• nuclear strike
• total war
• trade embargo

In 1949, which Asian country became communist after a revolution?

• Soviet Union

• Vietnam

• China

Who led the communists in China?

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Mao Zedong

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Ho Chi Minh

To get more help to fight the Korean War the ________ _________ was called in to try and contain communisium where it was.

• United States

• United Nations

Before World War II, Korea was ruled by

• Russia

• China

• Japan

• USA

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

• 35^th

• 36^th

• 37^th

• 38^th

The first country in Asia to become communist in 1949 was

• Japan

• North Korea

• South Korea

• China

How do we know that the Korean War was a civil war?

• The USA helped South Korea.

• The UN got involved in the war.

• North Korea was fighting South Korea.

• The USSR sent help to North Korea.