Topic 15 Quiz (Part 1) (PD 5)

Who became president after FDR’s death?

• Harry S. Truman

• Winston Churchill

• George Kennan

• Douglas MacArthur

Stalin’s Communist Party controlled all political, economic, military decisions.

• True

• False

What did the Truman Doctrine do?

• It declared war on the Soviet Union

• Deported all Russians from the US

• Allowed the US to aid nations against Communism

• Authorized the US to launch an atomic bomb at the Soviet Union

What did the Marshall Plan do?

• Placed all U.S. troops on the frontlines of West Germany

• Used appeasement to appeal the Soviet Union so they would stop taking over countries

• Allowed the U.S. to forcefully take resources from other countries if needed

• Provided economic aid to Western Europe post-WWII

The Warsaw Pact was an alliance formed by the Allied nations and NATO was an alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states.

• True

• False

What year did the Korean War start?

• 1970

• 1935

• 1950

• 1967

What was the 38th parallel?

• The border between China and North Korea
• The dividing line between the United States and Mexico

• The equator line that separates North and South Vietnam

• The line of latitude that divided North and South Korea following World War II.

When did Jiang flee the Chinese mainland?

• 1950

• 1930

• 1955

• 1949

Limited War focuses on several broad military goals

• True

• False

How many troops entered South Korea?

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 90,000

• 79,000