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Communist Asia

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This image represents :

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

Long March

c)

Tiananmen Square Massacre

d)

Cultural Revolution

2.

In China there was a time when Mao wanted to eliminate anyone that criticized his government. What is this time called?

a)

Long March

b)

The Middle Way

c)

The Great Leap forward..

d)

The Cultural Revolution

3.

What is the name of the army of young students that Mao used to enforce policies in the 1960's?

a)

The Red Guard

b)

The Kuomintang

c)

The great Collective

d)

The Alliance for Progress

4.

What were the goals of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

To modernize China through agriculture and industry

b)

To develop a stronger military

c)

To make all the Chinese people work harder than ever before

d)

To grow enough crops that they could sell what they don't eat

5.

What form of government did Mao have in China?

a)

Democracy

b)

Communism

c)

Monarchy

d)

Anarchy

6.

What was Mao's "Little Red Book?"

a)

Instructions for how to be a Communist

b)

News stories and current events

c)

Speeches and quotes from Mao for the Chinese people to memorize

7.
Who was the Korean War between?
a)
U.S. and Korea
b)
Russia and China
c)
North Korea and South Korea 
d)
All of the above
8.
____________ started the Korean War by invading ________________.
a)
N Korea/S Korea
b)
USA/N Korea
c)
China/USA
d)
China/S Korea
9.
North Korea was supported by ________________, which has a _________________ government.
a)
U.S.S.R./communist
b)
U.S.S.R./democratic
c)
U.S.A./communist
d)
U.S.A./democratic
10.
South Korea was supported by ________________ which has a _________________ government.
a)
U.S.S.R./communist
b)
U.S.S.R./democratic
c)
U.S.A./communist
d)
U.S.A./democratic
11.

How did the Korean War end?

a)

Peace Treaty

b)

South Korea Victory

c)

North Korea Victory

d)

Armistice (ceasefire) with no real winner

12.
This theory said that if one country fell to communism the others around it also would:
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Containment
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Marshall Plan
13.
The Vietcong were known for their:
a)
Guerilla Warfare
b)
Tunnel system
c)
Sneakiness
d)
All of the above
14.
For America, the Vietnam War was a fight against:
a)
Democracy
b)
Communism
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Freedom
15.

Name two countries in East Asia that the U.S. sent troops in to fight in the 1950's and 1960's.

a)

Taiwan and China

b)

Japan and Korea

c)

Korea and Vietnam

d)

Korea and Burma

16.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
17.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
18.

Before World War II, Korea was ruled by

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

USA

19.

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

20.
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
21.
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.