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Korea, Vietnam & Cold War Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

2.
Who was the Korean War between?
a)
U.S. and Korea
b)
Russia and China
c)
North Korea and South Korea 
d)
All of the above
3.

Who backs North Korea after World War II?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

China

4.

Who backs South Korea after World War II?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

China

5.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
6.

Two mile wide area on the border without any military or weapons.

a)

Demilitarized Zone

b)

38th Parallel

c)

DMV

d)

Yalu River

7.

The Korean War ended in a stalemate.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Who decided to split Korea before WWII ended?

a)

The USSR.

b)

The USA.

c)

The USSR and the USA.

d)

The UN.

9.

After WWII, this land area was divided along the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union was tasked with helping the northern part while the U.S. helped the southern half.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

During the Cold War, the United States adopted the ___________________ in order to stop the spread of communism around the world.

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Expansionist Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Marshall Plan

11.

What war is being desrcibed: Kim Il Sung and Soviet Union invade Southern region of this country, US and 20 nations help the Southern Region, China helped northern region, ended in Stalemate.

a)

Guerilla War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

First Indochina War

d)

Korean War

12.

What was a result of the Korean War?

a)

Thousands of lives were lost.

b)

The Korean Peninsula was badly damaged

c)

The Korean Peninsula was officially divided along the 38th Parallel into two countries.

d)

All of the above

13.

Which country remains communist today?

a)

South Korea

b)

India

c)

North Korea

d)

indochina

14.

The United States intervened in Korea and Vietnam to stop the spread of:

a)

Facism

b)

Democracy

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

15.

During the 1900s, which European country controlled Vietnam?

a)

France

b)

UK

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

16.

Who fought to make Vietnam a Communist country independent from French rule?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Kim Il Sung

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Mao Zedong

17.

After gaining independence from France, Vietnam was split along the 17th parallel. Which part of Vietnam was Communist at this time?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Neither

d)

Both

18.

What is being described? Ho Chi Minh wanted country under communist rule, Mins soliders used guerilla warfare, many Americans protested the war, American troops withrew and the south surrendered.

a)

Korean War

b)

First Indochina War

c)

WW2

d)

Vietnam War

19.

Ho Chi Minh's supporters were victorious and this country was united under Communist rule in 1976:

a)

Korea

b)

Vietnam

c)

China

d)

Laos

20.
The leader of the Chinese communist movement
a)
Jiang Jieshi
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ma Ying-jeau
d)
Hu Jintao
21.
The leader of the communist movement in Vietnam
a)
Nguyen Cao Ky
b)
Ngo Din Diem
c)
Tran Dai Quang
d)
Ho Chi Minh
22.
The theory that if one country falls to communism, many others will follow
a)
Sequential Theory
b)
Containment Theory
c)
Domino Theory 
d)
Magnet Theory
23.
How did the territorial division of Korea change after the Korean War?
a)
remained the same
b)
North Korea gained territory
c)
South Korea gained territory
d)
China gained territory
24.
How did the Soviet Union respond to the formation of NATO?
a)
started the League of Nations
b)
created the Warsaw Pact
c)
ended the Cold War
d)
launched Sputnik
25.
Why did Americans want Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek) to win the Chinese civil war?
a)
He was a communist
b)
To help China join the Warsaw pact
c)
He was an anti-communist
d)
To defeat the North Koreans
26.
The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called _________________.
a)
The Iron Curtain
b)
The 38th parallel
c)
The NATO line
d)
The Zimmerman telegram
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
a)
The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.
b)
The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.
c)
The United States helped France rebuild its economy.
d)
The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
31.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to Warsaw Pact countries
c)
Destroy limited governments
d)
Provide collective security
32.
What war ended in a stalemate?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
33.
What two events occurred in 1949 that shifted the balance of power in favor of the USSR?
a)
The Berlin Crisis and creation of NATO
b)
Czechoslovakian Coup and Marshall Plan
c)
USSR gets the atomic bomb and China becomes communist
d)
China became communist and the Korean Conflict
34.
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
a)
NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea
b)
North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea
c)
United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea
d)
Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war
35.
The 1st man to walk on the moon was ? in ?
a)
John Glenn, 1969
b)
John Glenn, 1962
c)
Neil Armstrong, 1969
d)
Dean Rusk, 1962

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