The Cold War: Containment in Asia (1950-1953)

In what year did the Communists win the Civil War in China?

• 1945

• 1949

• 1950

• 1955

What major event in 1949 increased tensions during the Cold War?

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Soviet Union creating their first atomic bomb

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Who commanded the U.N. forces that repelled the North Korean invasion in the summer of 1950?

• General Patton

• General Eisenhower

• General Douglas McArthur

• General Bradley

What was the reason for McArthur's dismissal by President Truman?

• Breach of military etiquette

• Financial misconduct

• Political disagreement

• Health issues

What happened to China politically during the Cold War?

• It became a Democracy

• It became a state of America

• It became Communist

• It became free

Truman's firing of ______ made him very unpopular.

• Eisenhower

• MacArthur

• Stevenson

• Nixon

The Korean War was locked in a ______.

• victory

• defeat

• stalemate

• retreat

What "Parallel" divides Korea?

• The 1st Parallel

• The 38th Parallel

• The 2nd Parallel

• The 44th Parallel

What countries became key American allies in containing communism in Asia?

• North Korea and China

• Japan and South Korea

• Vietnam and Cambodia

• China and Nazi Germany

In what year did the Soviet Union suggest a ceasefire between North and South Korea?

• 1945

• 1951

• 1960

• 1975