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Crash Course US History #38: The Cold War in Asia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What war, which was part of the Cold War, lasted from 1950-193?

a)

World War II

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Korean War

d)

Tet Offensive

2.

Who was the US Commander of the troops at the beginning of the Korean War?

a)

Gen. Eisenhower

b)

Gen. MacArthur

c)

Gen. Patton

d)

Gen. Montgomery

3.

At what parallel (latitude) are North and South Korea divided?

a)

45th Parallel

b)

17th Parallel

c)

25th Parallel

d)

38th Parallel

4.

Who won the election of 1952?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

John F. Kennedy

5.

Who wrote the 'Mystery Document"?

a)

My Lai

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Douglas Mac Arthur

d)

Ho Chi Minh

6.

The first "American advisors" in Vietnam were killed in 1961 during this president's tenure.

a)

Johnson

b)

Nixon

c)

Kennedy

d)

Truman

7.

What power did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution give to Lyndon Johnson?

a)

power to withdraw from Vietnam

b)

power to declare unlimited war

c)

power to take all necessary action to repeal armed attack

d)

power to partner with the communist

8.

How could young men earn a deferment from the Vietnam War?

a)

by registering for a draft

b)

by attending college

c)

by proving hardship

d)

by becoming a war protester

9.

Which US President finally ended the war in Vietnam? (although he escalated the war at first)

a)

Johnson

b)

Nixon

c)

Kennedy

d)

Carter

10.

The American public held strong opinions about the Vietnam War, possibly because it was....

a)

the first war to be protested by some Americans

b)

the first war to have large newspaper articles

c)

the first war to have movies made about it

d)

the first US war to be televised