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Station 6 Containing Communism (Korea/Vietnam War)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At the end of World War II, one of Russia’s main goals was to
a)
spread communism to other countries. 
b)
rebuild Japan
c)
help maintain peace around the world
2.
The US and the Soviet Union had a different type of war between them, not fought with guns and tanks but a competition to dominate world power. What was this war called?
a)
Korean War
b)
Cold War
c)
Vietnam War 
d)
War between Nations
3.
After WWII, the US and the Soviet Union both occupied territory on the Korean Peninsula.  Which area did the US occupy?
a)
Communist North
b)
Communist South
c)
Democratic North
d)
Democratic South 
4.
The Domino Theory was the belief that if one country feel to _____________ , others would soon follow. 
a)
Communism
b)
The Soviet Union
c)
Socialism 
5.
After gaining Independence from France, Vietnam was partitioned into two parts, one occupied by Ho Chi Minh and the other by the US.  What was Ho Chi Minh's reaction to this split?
a)
He and his guerilla armies fought against the US for 10 years to gain control of South Vietnam
b)
He used nonviolent actions to gain control of the whole country of Vietnam
c)
He and his guerilla armies fought and were defeated by the US
6.

Who was the victor (the winner) of the Korean War?

a)

Communism leaders

b)

No one, ended in a cease fire

c)

The United States & Great Britain

d)

The people who gained democratic governments

7.
The communist leader fighting for control of all of Vietnam was 
a)
General MacArthur
b)
Mao Ze Dong
c)
Ho Chi Minh
8.
What does it mean to end in a stalemate or cease fire?
a)
no one wins, just agrees to end
b)
the side with most casualties is declared the loser
c)
the side holding the most territory is declared the winner 
9.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
10.

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow was known as

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Subversion

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Detente

11.

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed by Congress

a)

allowed the United States to invade Saigon.

b)

authorized President Johnson to take any measure needed to repel attacks on U. S. forces.

c)

called for both U. S. and North Vietnamese forces to withdraw from South Vietnam.

d)

condemned U. S. aggression against the people of Vietnam.

12.
The Vietnam War ended when
a)
the United States and North Vietnam signed the Hanoi Accords in 1973.
b)
North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon in 1975.
c)
Communist dictators took over Laos and Cambodia in 1977.
d)
North Vietnam returned all American prisoners of war in 1979.
13.

What countries helped North Vietnam during the war?

a)

US and Russia

b)

Canada and the Soviet union

c)

China and Spain

d)

China and the Soviet Union

14.
Vietnam was a colony of what prior to WWll?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
France
d)
Japan
15.
____________ started the Korean War by invading ________________.
a)
N Korea/S Korea
b)
USA/N Korea
c)
China/USA
d)
China/S Korea
16.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
17.
Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?
a)
It did not want another country to fall to communists
b)
It did not want another country to be split
c)
It wanted to attack North Korea
d)
It wanted to sell more weapons to its allies
18.
Which foreign policy aimed at preventing Communism from spreading?
a)
Containment
b)
NATO
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Berlin Airlift
19.

The U.S. backed South Vietnam because they wanted to stop the spread of what?

a)

disease

b)

democracy

c)

famine

d)

communism

20.

What type of government does Vietnam have today?

a)

communist

b)

democratic

c)

monarchy

d)

anarchy

21.

What type of government does North Korea currently have?

a)

democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

communist/dictatorship

d)

absolute monarchy

22.

What kind of government does South Korea currently have?

a)

communist

b)

democracy

c)

anarchist

d)

monarchy

23.

Who won the Korean War?

a)

North Korea

b)

U.S.A.

c)

no one (stalemate)

d)

South Korea

24.

The military tactic of quick ambushes and hit and runs are know as what?

a)

guerrilla

b)

trench

c)

tactical

d)

cheetah

25.

Who won the Vietnam War?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Vietnam

c)

China

d)

North Vietnam

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