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WorksheetsPlayers of Cold War Quiz
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What country did North Korea invade on June 25, 1950 to force reunification under communist rule?
a)
South Korea
b)
China
c)
India
d)
Japan
2.
Who was nominated as leader of Communist North Korea in 1947?
a)
Syngman Rhee
b)
Kim Jong Il
c)
Kim Il-Song
d)
Kim Jong Un
3.
What years did the Korean war take place in?
a)
1947-1952
b)
1950-1953
c)
1959-1962
d)
1937-1946
4.
What is another name for the Korean War?
a)
North and South war
b)
The Forgotten War
c)
WWIII
d)
The Japanese War
5.
What occured on June 25, 1950 in the Koreas?
a)
N. Korea executes its leader
b)
S. Korea invades N. Korea
c)
N. Korea invades S. Korea
d)
S. Korea holds a new election
6.
Why did North Korea try to invade South Korea?
a)
To force them to become a democracy
b)
To force them to become Christians
c)
To rob them of military machinery
d)
To force reunification under Communist rule
7.
What did the 38th parallel separate?
a)
Berline
b)
vietnam
c)
Korea
d)
Hungary
8.
Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?
a)
John Bassilone
b)
Douglas McArthur
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Dwgith Eisesnhower
9.
The U.S. president during most of the Korean war was?
a)
FDR
b)
Nixon
c)
Johnson
d)
Truman
10.
What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
S. Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea
b)
N. Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea
c)
Stalemate, with the border remaining at the 38th parallel
d)
The U.S. and China split korea, each controlling a part
11.
During most of the cold war who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
a)
Truman
b)
Krushchev
c)
Zedong
d)
Scott
12.
who was assassinated while on a campaign visit in Dallas, Texas?
a)
Truman
b)
Kennedy
c)
Eisenhower
d)
Washington
13.
Who were the two main countries during the Cold War?
a)
United States and North Korea
b)
United States and The Soviet Union
c)
The Soviet Union and Veitnam
d)
Dunder Mifflin and Mexico
14.
What president is given credit for ending the Cold War?
a)
Truman
b)
Reagan
c)
Johnson
d)
Duncan
15.
Who was the last Leader of the Soviet Union
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Gorbachev
c)
Truman
d)
Duncan
16.
Which Soviet Union leader approved the building of the Berlin Wall?
a)
Gorbachev
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Khrushchev
d)
Kennedy
17.
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cold War?
a)
Marshall
b)
Truman
c)
Gorbachev
d)
Castro
18.
Which president during the Cold War resigned due to the Watergate scandal?
a)
Truman
b)
Kennedy
c)
Eisehower
d)
Nixon
19.
Who controlled Korea prior to WW2
a)
China
b)
US
c)
Japan
d)
Canada
20.
What year did North Korea invade South Korea
a)
1920
b)
1940
c)
1950
d)
1970
21.
What has Korea's history been?
a)
One of domination and influence from outside countries
b)
not much but bombings
c)
pretty bad
d)
WW2
22.
What was Syngman elected to do?
a)
Lead the Republic of South Korea
b)
Lead the Republic of North Korea
c)
Join a band
d)
Produce shows for Diney Channel
23.
Is Korea united or seperated currently?
a)
United
b)
Seperated
c)
Neither
d)
Who knows
24.
What is one main reason they may not ever unite?
a)
Money reasons- Economics
b)
because it would be boring
c)
They don't want to
d)
Its never been discussed
25.
what nations established the governments for north and south korea
a)
us and su
b)
su and china
c)
usa and china
d)
china and vietnam
26.
what year did north korea invade south korea
a)
1945
b)
1950
c)
1947
d)
1953
27.
What was Lyndon B Johson's first job?
a)
Mechanic
b)
Dog Walker
c)
Teacher
d)
Babysitter
28.
Where did Ho Chi Minh learn about Communism
a)
Hawaii
b)
Vietnam
c)
Russia
d)
The Moon
29.
What did Gorbachev have on his face that gave him the name "The Marked Man"
a)
A huge nose
b)
A birthmark
c)
an extra ear
d)
crooked teeth
30.
What was Ronald Reagans favorite snack
a)
hotdog
b)
lasagna
c)
jellybeans
d)
m&m's
31.
Who was a seaman for more than 3 years before becoming the president of North Vietnam?
a)
Zedong
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Castro
d)
Gorbachev
32.
What president was the supreme commander during WWII?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Reagan
c)
Nixon
d)
Kennedy
33.
What year was JFK assassinated
a)
1961
b)
1962
c)
1963
d)
1964
34.
WHat year was JFK inagurated
a)
1957
b)
1959
c)
1961
d)
1963
35.
Where did Richard Nixon get a scholarship to but decline?
a)
Yale
b)
Harvard
c)
Duke
d)
Cornell
36.
Who did Truman serve as VP for?
a)
EIsenhower
b)
FDR
c)
Nixon
d)
Reagan
37.
In what state did Eisenhower grow up?
a)
Arkansas
b)
Texas
c)
Nebraska
d)
Kansas
38.
Where did Ronald Reagan go to college?
a)
Harvard
b)
Eureka College
c)
Auburn
d)
Yale
39.
What studio did Ronald Reagan sign with?
a)
Disney
b)
Lucas Film
c)
Warner Bros
d)
Marvel
40.
Who redefined the conservative agenda?
a)
JFK
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Truman
d)
Reagan
41.
What did Reagan die of?
a)
Coronavirus
b)
Pneumonia
c)
Influenza
d)
Scarlet Fever
42.
What job did Nikita Kruschev hold during his childhood
a)
Metal Worker
b)
farmer
c)
did not hold a job
d)
carpenter
43.
Who always said "the buck stops here"
a)
Donald Trump
b)
Harry trman
c)
George marshall
d)
Fidel castro
44.
who was in a pizza hut comercial
a)
Mikhail gorbachev
b)
ronald reagen
c)
dwight eisenhower
d)
Ho Chi Minh
45.
What city was dwight eisenhiwer buried?
a)
DEcatur alabama
b)
New York, New York
c)
Abline, Kansas
d)
Washington DC
46.
Whos still alive
a)
Mikail Gorbachev
b)
Ronald reagan
c)
JFK
d)
Richard Nickson
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