Study Guide Weekly Quiz 3-1-2024 (Communism, Korea, Vietnam)

An economic and political system in which property is owned collectively and labor is organized in a way that is supposed to benefit all people, and the government controls everything.

• Cold War

• Communism

• Containment Policy

• Domino Theory

A period of rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union after World War II (there was no actual direct military battles between the two during this period).

• Cold War

• Communism

• Containment Policy

• Domino Theory

Belief that if communism spread to one country, the other countries around it would fall to communism too.

• Cold War

• Communism

• Containment Policy

• Domino Theory

A commitment to stop the spread of communism.

• Cold War

• Communism

• Containment Policy

• Domino Theory

The United States and Soviet Union took control of Korea after World War II and they divided it along the 38th parallel. Which nation helped to establish North Korea as a communist state?

• Soviet Union

• United States

• China

• France

The United States and Soviet Union took control of Korea after World War II and they divided it along the 38th parallel. Which nation helped to establish South Korea as a democratic state?

• Soviet Union

• United States

• China

• France

What was the result of the Korean War?

• The north defeated the south and unified the country

• The south defeated the north and unified the country

• Other nations intervened and it led to a stalemate (tie)

• The war continues today over the territories

Who led the nationalist movement in Vietnam after World War II?

• Mao Zedong

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Ho Chi Minh

• Harry S. Truman

Why did the U.S. intervene (get involved) in Korea and Vietnam?

• They feared the spread of communism

• They feared the spread of democracy

• They were afraid that China would take over both countries

• The northern part of both countries asked them for help

After a compromise was reached in 1954, which region of Vietnam was communist?

• north

• south

• both

• neither