April Exam

When was the Korean War fought?

• 1945-1948

• 1945-1950

• 1941-1945

• 1950-1953

By pouring hundreds of thousands of troops into the northern part of the Korean peninsula, what country added to the bitter fighting in Korea during the Korean War?

• The Soviet Union

• China

• Japan

• Mongolia

This Asian country is communist today and struggling with food and energy shortages and frequent famines. Which country is this?

• South Korea

• China

• North Korea

• Japan

Which of these Asian countries is a major trading partner of the United States and has 30,000 or so American troops still stationed there?

• South Korea

• China

• North Korea

• Vietnam

What is the capital of North Korea?

• Pyongyang

• Seoul

• Tokyo

• Taipei

The first country in Asia to become communist in 1949 was

• Taiwan

• North Korea

• Vietnam

• China

When did North and South Korea sign their peace treaty?

• 1950

• 1953

• 1969

• Never

Why was general MacArthur fired during the Korean War?

• He was promoting Nuclear Warfare to use on the North Koreans 

• He was not following orders from President Truman 

• He wanted to surrender and let North Korea take over the whole peninsula

Which two superpowers were competing for global domination during the Cold War?

• China and USA

• Cambodia and Laos

• USSR and USA

• UK and France

How long did the Cold War last?

• 1935-2012

• 1945-1975

• 1945-1991

• 1963-1984