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WorksheetsCrash Course US History #38: The Cold War in Asia
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
What war, which was part of the Cold War, lasted from 1950-193?
World War II
Vietnam War
Korean War
Tet Offensive
Who was the US Commander of the troops at the beginning of the Korean War?
Gen. Eisenhower
Gen. MacArthur
Gen. Patton
Gen. Montgomery
At what parallel (latitude) are North and South Korea divided?
45th Parallel
17th Parallel
25th Parallel
38th Parallel
Who won the election of 1952?
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Who wrote the 'Mystery Document"?
My Lai
Harry Truman
Douglas Mac Arthur
Ho Chi Minh
The first "American advisors" in Vietnam were killed in 1961 during this president's tenure.
Johnson
Nixon
Kennedy
Truman
What power did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution give to Lyndon Johnson?
power to withdraw from Vietnam
power to declare unlimited war
power to take all necessary action to repeal armed attack
power to partner with the communist
How could young men earn a deferment from the Vietnam War?
by registering for a draft
by attending college
by proving hardship
by becoming a war protester
Which US President finally ended the war in Vietnam? (although he escalated the war at first)
Johnson
Nixon
Kennedy
Carter
The American public held strong opinions about the Vietnam War, possibly because it was....
the first war to be protested by some Americans
the first war to have large newspaper articles
the first war to have movies made about it
the first US war to be televised
