Unit 8 Cold War (Part One), Obj. #3 Communism in Asia

Which of the following is TRUE about China in the early years of the Cold War?

• A long, civil war between the Nationalists (supported by the US) and Communist (supported by the Soviet Union) began in 1927 and ended in 1949.

• In their struggle against the Nationalists, the Communists and its leader, Mao Zedong, promised China's poor land, education, & health care, resulting in widespread support.

• The Communist defeated the Nationalist in 1949, resulting in the birth of modern-day China.

• All of the above

What impact did China becoming communist in 1949 have on the Cold War?

• It resulted in the United States gaining an ally with the world's most populous country.

• It resulted in the "Iron Curtain" speech that Winston Churchill made in Fulton, Missouri in 1946.

• It was a huge "win" for the Soviet Union, as 1 out of 3 people in the world were now communist and the Soviets gained an ally in China.

• It resulted in a conventional war between the United States and Soviet Union.

____________ started the Korean War by invading ________________.

• USA/North Korea

• North Korea/South Korea

• China/USA
• China/South Korea

According to the map and using your knowledge of US History, which of the following is MOST correct regarding the conflict in Korea?

• Both sides made strong advances into their opposition at certain points but fought the war to a stalemate, ending it where it started.

• Neither side was able to advance very much and the war was essentially a stalemate in the end.

• North Korea was able to make a strong push far into South Korea early into the war and nearly captured the southern city of Pusan . South Korea with the help of China was able to push them back.

• South Korea was able to make a strong push far into North Korea with the help of the Soviet Union.

Which of the following BEST describes the short-term and long-term outcomes of the Korea War?

• It resulted in a nuclear war between North Korea and the twenty-two nation force of the United Nations, and later forged the decades long alliance between North Korea and China.

• It resulted in a treaty between the two Koreas & a long-lasting friendship between the United States and North Korea.

• It resulted in a victory for North Korea and a peninsula unified under democratically, elected dictator.

• It resulted in an armistice, creating the DMZ and the continued separation of the poor, communist and totalitarian state of North Korea from the economically prosperous and democratic South Korea.