Cold War in Asia

Which Asia country became communist after Mao Zedong led a communist revolution there?

• India

• Japan

• China

• South Korea

Which theory is being show in the political cartoon?

• Weber location theory

• domino theory

• communism theory

• iron curtain theory

How would the US government justify its intervention in Asia during the Cold War?

• domino theory - if one country fell to communism, others around it would fall too

• containment theory - contain communism in Asia so it would not spread to other regions

• arms race would deter any country in Asia from falling to communism

• Truman Doctrine would allow US soldiers to fight communist rebels in any Asian country

After World War 2, Korea was divided -

• French and British controlled North Korea; US controlled South Korea

• Soviets controlled the North; US controlled the South

• US controlled the North; Soviets controlled the South

• China controlled the North; Japan controlled the South

How did the US respond when North Korea invaded South Korea?

• President Truman refused to get involved in their conflict

• Pres. Truman committed US troops to help South Korea

• Pres Truman committed troops to help North Korea

• Pres Truman created the Korean Doctrine to provide financial assistance to South Korea

The Korean War was the first war in which the American military was integrated.

• True

• False

The Korean War ended

• in a stalemate with no official treaty

• with a treaty declaring North Korea the winner

• when US troops pushed North Korean troops all the way north

• with the US using an atomic bomb

Which was NOT an impact of the Korean War?

• North Korea remained communist and still are today

• Korea remained divided into two separate countries

• Many lives were lost, including American servicemen

• South Korea fell to communism

Was Truman successful in containing communism in Asia?

• No, China and North Korea were communist

• Yes, American troops help pushed communist rebels out of China & Korea

Today, North Korea is

• a democracy

• communist, ruled by a dictator

• one of the richest countries in the world

• trying to adopt more democratic systems