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Hot Spots in a Cold War

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
2.
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
3.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
c)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
4.
Where was Vietnam divided? 
a)
17th Parellel
b)
20thParellel
c)
38th Parellel
d)
34th Parellel
5.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
6.

Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

7.

Which side ended up winning the Vietnam war and taking control of the entire country?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

North Vietnam

c)

United States

d)

South Vietnam

8.

Who was the leader of the Communist Party in China who set up a government on the mainland in 1949?

a)

Chaing Kai Shek

b)

Sun Yat Sen

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Ho Chi Minh

9.

How did the superpowers (U.S. and U.S.S.R.) support "hot spot" countries?

a)

They opened their borders

b)

They didn't, the countries had to support themselves

c)

They bought and sold goods from their countries

d)

They gave them resources like weapons and funds

10.

Which belief said that if one country became communist the others around it would too.

a)

Containment Theory

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Communism Theory

d)

Trouble Theory

11.

During the Chinese Civil War the U.S. supported which side?

a)

Communists

b)

Nationalists

c)

Republicans

d)

Democrats

12.

Which side won in the Chinese Civil War?

a)

Communist

b)

Nationalist

c)

Republican

d)

Democratic

13.
Put the following events in chronological order
a)
Korean War, Vietnam War, World War II
b)
World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War
c)
Vietnam War, Korean War, World War II
d)
World War II, Vietnam War, Korean War
14.
Korea was a colony of  ____________________ before World War II.
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Soviet Union
d)
None of the above
15.
The leader of the communist movement in Vietnam
a)
Nguyen Cao Ky
b)
Ngo Din Diem
c)
Tran Dai Quang
d)
Ho Chi Minh
16.
What was the result of the war in Vietnam?
a)
South Vietnam was saved from Communism
b)
Vietnam was split and still is
c)
US withdrew and North and South Vietnam united under communist rule
d)
North Vietnam became a democratic country
17.
An armistice agreement in the Korean Conflict, ended in an agreement that established a _________________ zone along the _______________.
a)
demilitarized/ 38th parallel
b)
peace/ border between the North and South
c)
armisice/ 35th parallel
d)
iron curtain/Warsaw zone
18.
In Vietnam the fighters used a irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
19.
What role did the United States play in the Korean War?
a)
The United States and its allies did not join the Korean War.
b)
The US and its allies fought to defend North Korea.
c)
The US joined its allies in the fight against North Korea to keep communism from spreading.
d)
The United States and its allies only sent supplies and weapons to Korea.
20.

After Joseph Stalin, who became the leader of the Soviet Union?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Douglas MacArthur

21.
What major historical event is represented in this map?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
The Wright Brother's first flight
d)
The building of the Panama Canel
22.

What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

We removed missiles from Turkey; Soviets removed missiles from Cuba.

b)

Cuba refused to cooperate with the US, and missiles remained.

c)

Soviet Union took full control of Cuba.

d)

As US President, JFK created a military government in Cuba.

23.

What happened when China decided to join the Korean War?

a)

They managed to conquer Korea.

b)

They helped North Korea push the USA and South Korean forces back across the 38th parallel.

c)

They could not defeat the USA and South Korea, so North Korean forces remained in China.

d)

They were attacked by the USA with nuclear weapons.

24.
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 MacArthur
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Richard Nixon
25.
South Korea was represented by __________, while North Korea was represented by _____________.
a)
Syngman Rhee, Kim Il Sung
b)
Syngman Rhee, Kim Jong Un
c)
Song Joong Ki, Kim Il Sung
d)
Syngman Rhee, Kim Joonmyun
26.
Why did the USA continue supporting Syngman Rhee despite his increasingly authoritarian rule?
a)
They wanted a dictator to rule South Korea
b)
Syngman Rhee paid the USA lots of money
c)
To prevent the spread of communism from the North
d)
They were waiting to find a better leader
27.
Both Kim Il Sung and Syngman Rhee agreed that:
a)
Korea should be united under one rule
b)
Korea should be split into the North and South
c)
Korea should be ruled by the United Nations
d)
Korea should go back to Japanese rule
28.
Which generalization about the Korean War is supported by information on the maps?
a)
General MacArthur launched an invasion from China early in the war
b)
Neither side experienced a major military victory during the war.
c)
The war began when South Korea attacked North Korea.
d)
At the end of the war, Korea remained a divided nation.
29.
Which event led Cuba to accept aid from the Soviet Union and eventually led to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
the Suez Crisis
b)
the Bay of Pigs Invasion
c)
the Bandung Conference
d)
the Corfu Channel Incident
30.

After the emperor was overthrown, what two political parties emerged in China?

a)

Republican & Democrats

b)

Nationalist & Communist

c)

Fascists & Socialsts

d)

The People for Republic of China & The Japanese Communist Party

31.

What was the name of the economic plan that the Chinese government developed in order to boost China’s economy?

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

The Cultural Revolution

c)

China's Betterment Plan

d)

Chinese Economic Plan for that moolah

32.

What was the biggest consequence of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

Famine, 20 million people died

b)

The economy was boosted

c)

China became a player in the international setting

d)

Chinese citizens were given more freedoms.

33.

Who led the guomintang after Sun Yat Sen?

a)

Yuan Shikai

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Chiang Kai-shek

34.

This political party within China was pro-modernization and democracy.

a)

Guomintang

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

Communists

d)

Boxers

35.

The event where 100,000 Communist forces fled on a 6000 mile long journey in order to escape the Kuomintang

a)

The Long March

b)

Blood and Iron

c)

The Cultural Revolution

d)

The Reign of Terror

36.

Which two countries are represented by the characters arguing over the border?

a)

China and Great Britain

b)

the Soviet Union and China

c)

North Korea and Great Britain

d)

the Soviet Union and North Korea

37.

What is the main idea of this 1997 cartoon?

a)

South Korea has more mineral resources than North Korea.

b)

North Korea was devastated by the war with South Korea.

c)

North Koreans have chosen to separate themselves from the South Koreans

d)

South Korea has flourished while North Korea is struggling to survive.

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