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AS_04_C_US intervention

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The U.S. got involved in Korea and Vietnam because of what foreign policy?

a)

containment

b)

Good Neighbor policy

c)

isolationism

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

2.

After WWII, North Korea was occupied by the ____________ and had a ____________ government.

a)

U.S.S.R./Communist

b)

U.S.S.R./Democratic

c)

U.S.A./Communist

d)

U.S.A./Democratic

3.

After WWII, South Korea was occupied by ____________ and had a ____________ government.

a)

U.S.S.R./Communist

b)

U.S.S.R./Democratic

c)

U.S.A./Communist

d)

U.S.A./Democratic

4.
What country provided aid to North Korea during the Korean War?
a)
South Korea
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
France
5.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
6.

What peacekeeping organization voted to aid South Korea?

a)

League of Nations

b)

NATO

c)

United Nations

d)

Warsaw Pact

7.

Who was North Korean leader who led the invasion of South Korea in 1950?

a)

Kim Il Sung

b)

Kim Jong-il

c)

Kim Jong-un

8.

What were the results of the Korean War?

a)

The two sections of Korea reunited

b)

North Korea & South Korea remained divided

c)

The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea

d)

China set up a communist government

9.
What is the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would follow?
a)
Domino theory
b)
MAD theory
c)
Containment theory
d)
China Syndrome
10.

Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Kim Il Sung

d)

Douglas MacArthur

11.

One major reason for why the Vietnam War was so unpopular was the draft. What is a military draft?

a)

required military service

b)

a type of airplane

c)

government rule by a few people

12.

What type of government does Vietnam have today?

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

13.

What is "a government where citizens vote on laws and leaders"?

a)

Democracy

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

14.

What was the name of the North Vietnamese army?

a)

Việt Cộng

b)

Lộc Ninh

c)

Trần Văn Trà

d)

Nguyễn Huệ

15.

Which conflict happened first?

a)

the Korean War

b)

the Vietnam War

16.

Which conflict lasted longer?

a)

the Korean War

b)

the Vietnam War

17.

True or false: The Soviet Union wanted to see other countries adopt Communism.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What did the U.S. want to spread?

a)

Democracy and free enterprise (Capitalism)

b)

Communism

19.

True or false: The U.S. policy of containment focused on preventing communism from spreading.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

21.

What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

22.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
23.
What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh want?
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Socialism
d)
Monarchy
24.
North is controlled by Communists and Ho Chi Minh
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Why was the U.S. in Vietnam?
a)
Oil
b)
contain Communism
c)
gain territory
d)
treaty obligations from WWII
26.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
27.
When the French left Vietnam, the U.S. stepped in to 
a)
try to cause a popular uprising against Ho Chi Minh.
b)
as a peacekeeper along the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. 
c)
protect the pro-Western government in South Vietnam. 
d)
make sure free elections were held, as specified by the Geneva Accords. 
28.
The Treaty of Versailles required Germany had to do all of the following except?
a)
Give up its colonies around the world and a large part of its land at home.
b)
Greatly reduce its military strength.
c)
Pay reparations and accept the blame for the war.
d)
Allow Great Britain to run its government for 20 years.
29.
In Vietnam the fighters used an 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
30.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was

a)

a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.

b)

a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.

c)

the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.

d)

a supply line used by South Vietnam.

31.

After the Vietnam War

a)

South Vietnam stayed independent but communist.

b)

both countries were reunited.

c)

the Americans had to pay for most of the damage.

d)

all of the above.

32.

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

a)

Gulf of Thailand

b)

Gulf of Tonkin

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

South China Sea

33.

The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war

a)

is determined mainly be technological superiority.

b)

is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers.

c)

is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals.

d)

can be strongly affected by public opinion.

34.

US troop reduction in Vietnam; transfer of combat operations from American to South Vietnamese troops

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Kent State University

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Vietnamization

35.

What U.S. General was given the job of rebuilding Japan after WWII?

a)

Louis Mountbatten

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

George C. Marshall

36.

What type of government was created for Japan in the years following the war?

a)

Autocratic State

b)

Communist State

c)

Traditional Monarchy

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

37.

What was the role of the Japanese emperor in the new government?

a)

His role mainly ceremonial

b)

He was a powerful political figure

c)

The office of emperor was eliminated

d)

He served in the parliament as the presiding officer

38.

Which requirement is written into the Japanese constitution?

a)

to restrict voting to men only

b)

to end the position of emperor

c)

to never declare war on another country

d)

to maintain a strong military for their protection

39.

What did the governments of the United States and Japan agree to do at the end of WWII?

a)

work together to rebuild Japan

b)

work together to defeat the Nazis

c)

work together to defeat the Russians

d)

stop the spread of Communism into Asia

40.

Who was General Douglas MacArthur

a)

US Military Officer in charge of rebuilding Japan after WWII

b)

US Military Officer responsible for the surrender of the Nazis

c)

British military officer in charge of repairing relations between US and Japan

d)

Russian military officer responsible for planning Japanese reparations to China

41.

What lead to the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII in the Pacific?

a)

US dropped atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities.

b)

Russia defeated the Japanese in North Korea.

c)

Japan dropped atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor Naval base.

d)

United States agreed to help rebuild Japan

42.

What did the governments of the United States and Japan agree to do at the end of WWII?

a)

work together to rebuild Japan

b)

work together to defeat the Nazis

c)

work together to defeat the Russians

d)

stop the spread of Communism into Asia

43.

How could Japan be describe immediately after WWII?

a)

devastated with widespread destruction

b)

powerful with newly gained territory

c)

economically powerful with a weak military

d)

strong military strength with a weak economy

44.

Which US President approved of the atomic bombs being dropped on two Japanese cities?

a)

President Eisenhower

b)

President Truman

c)

President Roosevelt

d)

President MacArthur

45.

What two cities did the US drop the atomic bombs on?

a)

Tokyo and Okinawa

b)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Seoul and Taiwan

d)

Valdosta and Hahira