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WorksheetsCold War in Asia
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Korea was a colony of ____________________ before World War II.
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Soviet Union
d)
None of the above
2.
The leader of the Chinese communist movement
a)
Jiang Jieshi
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ma Ying-jeau
d)
Hu Jintao
3.
What was the theory called that projected that if Vietnam fell to communism then all of the countries in Southeast Asia would fall too.
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Containment Theory
c)
Police Action Theory
d)
Communist Conspiracy Theory
4.
The leader of the communist movement in Vietnam
a)
Nguyen Cao Ky
b)
Ngo Din Diem
c)
Tran Dai Quang
d)
Ho Chi Minh
5.
The theory that if one country falls to communism, many others will follow
a)
Sequential Theory
b)
Containment Theory
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Magnet Theory
6.
How did the territorial division of Korea change after the Korean War?
a)
remained the same
b)
North Korea gained territory
c)
South Korea gained territory
d)
China gained territory
7.
How did the Soviet Union respond to the formation of NATO?
a)
started the League of Nations
b)
created the Warsaw Pact
c)
ended the Cold War
d)
launched Sputnik
8.
Why did Americans want Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek) to win the Chinese civil war?
a)
He was a communist
b)
To help China join the Warsaw pact
c)
He was an anti-communist
d)
To defeat the North Koreans
9.
The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called _________________.
a)
The Iron Curtain
b)
The 38th parallel
c)
The NATO line
d)
The Zimmerman telegram
10.
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution initiated US involvement in what?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Korean War
d)
World War II
11.
What was the result of the war in Vietnam?
a)
South Vietnam was saved from Communism
b)
Vietnam was split and still is
c)
US withdrew and North and South Vietnam united under communist rule
d)
North Vietnam became a democratic country
12.
An armistice agreement in the Korean Conflict, ended in an agreement that established a _________________ zone along the _______________.
a)
demilitarized/ 38th parallel
b)
peace/ border between the North and South
c)
armisice/ 35th parallel
d)
iron curtain/Warsaw zone
13.
Since World War II, relations between the Soviet Union and the United States were marked by
a)
Conflicts where the superpowers supported opposing sides, but did not confront each other directly
b)
Refusal to negotiate issues
c)
Slow but steady decreases in military forces and armambents
d)
maintaining an alliance
14.
The 38th parallel was the line that divided what country?
a)
Vietnam
b)
Korea
c)
Russia
d)
Cambodia
15.
In Vietnam the fighters used a irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
16.
Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
a)
The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.
b)
The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.
c)
The United States helped France rebuild its economy.
d)
The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
17.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to Warsaw Pact countries
c)
Destroy limited governments
d)
Provide collective security
18.
What war ended in a stalemate?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
19.
Who was the leader who founded the Communist Peoples' Republic of China after the Chinese Civil War?
a)
Chiang Kai-shek
b)
Deng Xiaoping
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Jiang Zemin
20.
What two events occurred in 1949 that shifted the balance of power in favor of the USSR?
a)
The Berlin Crisis and creation of NATO
b)
Czechoslovakian Coup and Marshall Plan
c)
USSR gets the atomic bomb and China becomes communist
d)
China became communist and the Korean Conflict
21.
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
a)
NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea
b)
North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea
c)
United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea
d)
Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war
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