Korean War and Nuclear Arms Race Quiz

The __________ was a line dividing North and South Korea.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• 38th parallel

In 1950 President Truman approved work on the __________, a weapon more powerful than the bombs the U.S. used on Japan during WWII.

• hydrogen bomb

• atomic bomb

During the Nuclear Arms Race, the U.S. and __________ competed to build more destructive weapons.

• Great Britain

• Soviet Union

• France

Who launched Sputnik (the first artificial satellite) in 1957?

• The Soviet Union

• Great Britain

• North Korea

• The United States

What is the willingness to go to the brink of war, to oppose communism?

• Containment

• Brinkmanship

• Internment

• Isolationism

From 1950 to 1953, which communist country did the United States have to fight during the Korean War?

• South Korea

• China

• Germany

• Great Britain

During the Korean War, President Truman suggested air strikes on Chinese cities.

• True

• False

Where did HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) believe a large Communist influence was taking place, during the 2nd Red Scare?

• New York City

• Hollywood

• Suez Canal

• South Korea