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Cold War 3&4 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who helped to fund communist North Korea during the Korean War?

a)

The United States

b)

The United Nations

c)

The Soviet Union

d)

The North Vietnamese

2.

When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War…

a)

A communist government was established in South Korea

b)

South Korea remained democratic, and the two nations were still divided along the 38th Parallel.

c)

Communist fears in the United States were lifted

d)

China and North Korea gained control of the entire peninsula

3.

Which of the following outcomes might support the domino theory?

a)

Korea remained politically and economically divided

b)

China restricted political liberties while allowing economic freedom

c)

After communism collapsed in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe became democratic

d)

Cambodia and Laos ended up with communist governments supported by Vietnam

4.

The U.S. fought in which two conflicts during the Cold War years to prevent the spread of communism?

a)

WWI and WWII

b)

Persian Gulf War and the War in Iraq

c)

The Spanish-American War and World War I

d)

The Korean War and the Vietnam War

5.

With the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution…

a)

The United States declared war on Vietnam

b)

Congress handed the President a blank check to use further force in Vietnam

c)

The military was given the authority to use tactical nuclear weapons

d)

Congress maintained its war-declaring power

6.

What Chinese Revolutionary orchestrated the destruction of China’s government and replaced in with a communist government that still exists to this day?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Chiang Kai-Shek

c)

Kim Il Sung

d)

Syngman Rhee

7.

After Japan lost the war, they surrendered Korea to the United States and the Soviet Union. What was the name of the line that split Korea into two countries?

a)

28th Parallel

b)

29th Parallel

c)

38th Parallel

d)

39th Parallel

8.

What has the North Korean Government poured most of its resources into?

a)

Finding reliable ways to feed its people.

b)

Building schools to further educate its people.

c)

Development of nuclear weapons.

d)

Development of Industry to improve the economy.

9.

What type of government has complete control over its citizens?

a)

Democratic Republic

b)

Totalitarian Dictatorship

c)

Socialist Democracy

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

10.

Are North and South Korea still at War? How long have they had a ceasefire?

a)

Yes they are still at war. Ceasefire more than 20 years.

b)

No they signed a Peace Treaty. Ceasefire more than 60 years.

c)

Yes they are still at war. Ceasefire more than 60 years.

d)

No they signed a Peace Treaty. Ceasefire more than 20 years.

11.

Who was the first ruler of North Korea?

a)

Kim Il Sung

b)

Kim Jong-il

c)

Kim Jong-un

d)

Syngman Rhee

12.

Who was in charge of the Communist Revolutionaries in Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Mihn

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Kim Il Sung

d)

Chiang Kai-shek

13.

What was the name of the communist guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam that were sympathetic towards Ho Chi Mihn and the communist in the North?

a)

Communist Liberation Front

b)

Northern Communist Sympathizers

c)

Southern Communist Sympathizers

d)

Vietcong

14.

What two harmful chemicals were used by the United States to burn away the jungle vegetation in Vietnam?

a)

Agent Orange and Napalm

b)

Agent Orange and Gasoline

c)

Agent Yellow and Gasoline

d)

Napalm and Gasoline

15.

What was the name of the extensive bombing of Vietnam for three years ordered by LBJ?

a)

operation Desert Fox

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

Operation Rolling Bomb

d)

Operation Overlord

16.

What North Vietnamese action destroyed the American will to fight and marked the beginning of the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

a)

The Tet Offensive

b)

The Tet New Year Massacre

c)

The Tet Revolution

d)

The Tet Surprise attack

17.

What was the name of Americans that supported the Vietnam War effort?

a)

Hawks

b)

Doves

c)

Eagles

d)

Swans

18.

What was the name of Americans that did not support the Vietnam War effort?

a)

Hawks

b)

Doves

c)

Eagles

d)

Swans

19.

How did Americans civilians feel about the Vietnam War effort?

a)

Most supported the war effort seeing the containment of communism necessary.

b)

Most did not support the war effort because U.S. lives were being lost fighting in Vietnam.

c)

There was a great divide concerning the war. Older Generation supported the war. Younger Generation did not support the war.

d)

There was a great divide concerning the war. Older Generation did not support the war. Younger Generation did support the war.

20.

4. Why did the Americans stop elections in South Vietnam?

a)

They did not stop the elections

b)

They supported the creation of a communist state

c)

They were afraid that the Communists would win

d)

They were trying to defeat Donald Trump