Cold War and Korean War Quiz

In 1950, all of the following supported South Korea EXCEPT

• Great Britain

• United Nations

• United States

• China

Events of 1968

I. Began as a writers' protest

II. Hard-line Communists Leader resigned and was replaced by one more open to democratic reform

III. New leader instituted reforms allowing greater freedom of speech and the press.

IV. Soviets reestablished control and restored hard-line Communists to power.

In what country did the events being described above take place?

• Czechoslovakia

• Yugoslavia

• Hungary

• Poland

The meeting between Nixon and Mao was part of a greater US policy called

• Détente

• Containment

• Vietnamization

• Brinkmanship

What was the main result of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward?

• A. Communism in China collapsed

• B. Poor planning that led to 20 million deaths

• C. The U.S recognized communist China

• D. Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) returned to power

What was the “Iron Curtain”?

• A. A term to describe the division of Vietnam

• B. A term to describe the division of Korea

• C. A term to describe the division of Berlin

• D. A term to describe the division of Communist and non-Communist nations in Europe

Who led Nationalist forces during China’s civil war?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mao Zedong

• Zhou Enlai

• Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)

Who led radical Communist ideals during China’s civil war?

• Mao Zedong

• Dalai Lama

• Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)

• Ho Chi Minh

Who was known as IKE?

• Mao Zedong

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Macarthur

• Brezhnev

What is the name of the book of sayings by Mao Zedong that every citizen in China used? It can be likened to the Bible in the West.

• The Red Book

• The Little Red Book

• The Communist Manifesto

• The Great Leap Forward

Which military alliance was created by the United States to counter Soviet aggression following World War II?

• CENTO
• SEATO
• NATO
• WARSAW Pact