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Communism in Asia test review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam?
a)
38th Parallel
b)
17th Parallel
c)
Mekong River
d)
It was a straight line exactly halfway between the northern tip and the southern tip of the country
2.

One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to

a)

prevent the spread of communism in Indochina

b)

reduce French influence in Vietnam

c)

stop china from seizing Vietnam

d)

support the government of North Vietnam

3.
Why was the U.S. in Vietnam?
a)
Oil
b)
contain Communism
c)
gain territory
d)
treaty obligations from WWII
4.

What country laid claim to the land area known as Indochina (now Vietnam) in the 1900s?

a)

England

b)

Japan

c)

United States

d)

France

5.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
6.
What is the significance of the 17th parallel?
a)
It is the borderline that separates Cambodia from Vietnam 
b)
It is the borderline that separates North Vietnam from South Vietnam
c)
It is the train used to supply military items from China to Vietnam
d)
None of the above
7.
Who were the Vietcong?
a)
guerilla fighters from North Vietnam who supported South Vietnamese troops
b)
The Cambodian army that supported North Vietnam
c)
guerilla fighters from South Vietnam who supported the North Vietnam cause
d)
US troops that supported the South Vietnamese troops
8.

If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

9.

Major contributor to Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam

a)

France

b)

United States

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Japan

10.

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

11.

What was the role of the Emperor in the new government of Japan after WWII?

a)

Symbolic Figurehead (Head of State)

b)

Head of Government

c)

Autocratic Dictator

d)

Removed from all involvement

12.

What form of government did General MacArthur establish for Japan after WWII?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy (Parliamentary Democracy)

b)

Presidential Democracy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Communist Oligarchy

13.

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

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

14.
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
15.
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
16.
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
17.

 Which US President negotiated a cease-fire between North and South Korea?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

John F. Kennedy

18.

 Who was the leader of North Korea after WWII?

a)

Kim Il-jong

b)

Kim Il-sung

c)

Kim Jong-il

d)

Kim Jong-un

19.

The first atomic bomb ever used in a war was dropped on which Japanese city?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Tokyo

c)

Osaka

d)

Hiroshima