WorksheetsSE Asia Containment of Communism
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
After WWII, North Korea was occupied by ________________ and had a _________________ government
a)
U.S.S.R./communist
b)
U.S.S.R./democratic
c)
U.S.A./communist
d)
U.S.A./democratic
2.
After WWII, South Korea was occupied by ________________ and had a _________________ government
a)
U.S.S.R./communist
b)
U.S.S.R./democratic
c)
U.S.A./communist
d)
U.S.A./democratic
3.
What country provided aid to North Korea during the Korean War?
a)
South Korea
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
France
4.
Who is the ruler of North Korea?
a)
Kim Jong-un
b)
Obama
c)
Park Sung
d)
Shah Khan
5.
Why would some North Koreans and South Koreans like to see both countries become one again?
a)
they are all friends
b)
they all agree democracy is the best
c)
to fight against China
d)
they share a common culture & history
6.
What is Communism?
a)
people taking a chance to start a new business
b)
the government having complete control of politics, social/cultural rules, businesses, and property
c)
free enterprise and economic growth encouraged by the government
d)
a democratic government with personal freedoms and economic opportunities
7.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
8.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
9.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
10.
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism. Communists from the north tried to take over the south. What role did he US play in this war?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
c)
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
d)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
11.
What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
South Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea
b)
North Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea
c)
Stalemate, with the boarder remaining at the 38th parallel
d)
The U.S. and China split Korea, each controlling a part
12.
What peacekeeping organization voted to aid South Korea?
a)
League of Nations
b)
NATO
c)
United Nations
d)
Warsaw Pact
13.
Which country can be described as an autocracy?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Japan
d)
India
14.
Who led the rebellion against France for Vietnam?
a)
Ngo Dihn Diem
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
President Kennedy
d)
Sui Chin
15.
What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh want?
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Socialism
d)
Monarchy
16.
What was the domino theory?
a)
A Game
b)
A strategy for the communists
c)
A reason to stop the spread of communism
d)
An app
17.
Who were the Vietcong?
a)
The army of South Vietnam
b)
The army of Laos
c)
Sympathetic South Vietnamese (Wanted Communism)
d)
The army the U.S. was training
18.
North Vietnam was controlled by Communists and Ho Chi Minh.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What did the Geneva Accord do?
a)
Divided Vietnam into North and South regions
b)
Divided Vietnam into East and West Regions
c)
A cease fire - cease in bombing
d)
An attack that the U.S. exaggerated
20.
Why was the U.S. in Vietnam?
a)
Oil
b)
contain Communism
c)
gain territory
d)
treaty obligations from WWII
21.
Along what parallel did the Geneva Accord divide Vietnam
a)
38th
b)
17th
c)
17-38th
d)
45th
22.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
23.
In Vietnam the fighters used an 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
24.
When the French left Vietnam, the U.S. stepped in to
a)
try to cause a popular uprising against Ho Chi Minh.
b)
as a peacekeeper along the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
c)
protect the pro-Western government in South Vietnam.
d)
make sure free elections were held, as specified by the Geneva Accords.
25.
To avoid U.S. soldiers North Vietnam simply used which trail that went through Laos/Cambodia?
a)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
b)
Hmong Trail
c)
Laos Trail
d)
Cambodian Trail
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