Cold War Unit Test

What statement did Joseph Stalin make shortly after Harry Truman became President?

• He said that communism and capitalism could not exist in the same world.
• He said that free elections would show that people preferred communism over capitalism.
• He said that war between the United States and the Soviet Union was certain.
• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

• Israel
• France
• China
• Great Britain

Which of the following ideas was a major justification for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era, especially in the Far East?

• Vietnamization
• Domino Theory
• Nonaligned nations
• Khmer Rouge

During the war in Korea, what did President Truman and Douglas MacArthur disagree strongly about?

• American involvement in Korea
• the use of nuclear weapons
• whether to attempt to cross the 38th parallel
• whether China posed a threat to South Korea

This leader is best known for his communist leadership of North Korea.

• Ngo Dinh Diem
• Kim Il Sung
• Ho Chi Minh
• Ayatlollah Khomeini

The dividing line between North and South Korea is called:

• 38th parallel
• demilitarized zone
• 17th parallel
• Both A & B are correct

Which nation supported the North Koreans by putting their soldiers into the war in 1950?

• Soviet Union
• China
• United States
• North Vietnam

Why was the demilitarized zone on the 17th parallel in Vietnam not effective in preventing the North Vietnamese from attacking South Vietnam?

• It was not wide enough to be a barrier
• The North Vietnamese used kamikaze attacks
• The South Vietnamese were planning to surrender
• The North Vietnamese used the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Which nation suffered the most troop losses in the Korean War?

• United States
• North Korea
• South Korea
• China

This person was the original military commander of the United Nations forces in the Korean War?

• Dwight Eisenhower
• Douglas MacArthur
• Harry Truman
• Lyndon Johnson