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WorksheetsCold War - Containment - Korea
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What marked the start of the US containment policy?
WW2
The Potsdam Conference
The Truman Doctrine
The Korean War
Which of the following are examples of the US attempt to contain communism?
The Suez Crisis
The Korean War
The Hungarian Uprising
The Vietnam War
The Cuban Crisis
When was the Korean War?
1948 - 52
1949 - 53
1950 - 53
1951 - 54
When was the Cuban Crisis?
1958 - 61
1959 - 62
1960 - 63
When did the US become directly involved in Vietnam?
1945
1950
1954
1960
Which is the correct order of US Presidents…?
Truman, Johnson, JFK, Nixon
Eisenhower, JFK, Johnson, Nixon
JFK, Eisenhower, Nixon, Johnson
How did the Korean War begin?
North Korea invaded the South
South Korea invaded the North
China invaded South Korea
The US invaded North Korea
North Korea’s leader
Mao Tse Tung
Ho Chi Minh
Syngman Rhee
Kim Il Sung
South Korea’s leader
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
What happened to Korea at the end of WWII?
Divided into 4 zones of occupation
United by a plebiscite
Divided along the 38th Parallel
Occupied by China
Who supported North Korea?
The USSR
The United Nations
The US
China
Kim Il Sung invaded the North as he had the express backing of Stalin to do so.
True
False
What ‘theory’ effected the US decision to try to contain communism?
Madman Theory
Theory of communism
Domino Theory
Monopoly Theory
Why was the US able to get the UN to act over Korea?
The US offered to foot the bill
The Soviets were boycotting the UN Security Council
The Chinese were boycotting the UN Security Council
Why was US containment initially successful, Militarily, in Korea?
The North surrendered immediately
The USSR ordered the North to retreat
US Inchon landings forced the North back to the 38th Parallel
How did US containment ‘falter’ by October 1950?
They tried to rollback communism and it failed
The Chinese unexpectedly sent troops to North Korea
The North pushed the South beyond the 38 parallel for a second time
Why did Truman sack Douglas MacArthur?
He lost the respect of his troops
He wanted to use nuclear weapons on China
He wanted to nuke the USSR
Between June 1951 and July 1953, the war became a bloody stalemate
True
False
Which statement most accurately describes the US containment policy in Korea?
Overwhelming success - well worth paying for.
Miserable failure - but it didn’t cost much
Partial success - but at huge cost
The US benefited from the Korean War as relations between China and the USSR deteriorated badly afterwards
True
False
