WorksheetsContainment of Communism 24-25
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is nationalism?
Having pride in your country
When a country is governed by one person
Washington D.C.'s baseball team
Knowing confidential passwords
What country used to rule Vietnam for thousands of years before it won its independence in 939CE?
Japan
China
Great Britain
United States
What European country laid claim to Vietnam in the 1900s?
Great Britian
Germany
France
Italy
What was the name of the Vietnamese leader that fought the French for independence and also introduced communism to Vietnam?
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Mohandas Gandhi
Emperor Hirohito
What was the Vietminh?
a Vietnamese holiday
a Vietnamese automobile
a Vietnamese weapon of mass destruction
a Vietnamese guerrilla army used to fight the French
What two countries assisted the Vietnamese in their fight for independence from the French?
China and Soviet Union
Germany and Italy
United States and Mexico
Spain and Mexico
Where did the two opposing sides split Vietnam into two nations when attending the Geneva Conference of 1954?
15th Parallel
16th Parallel
17th Parallel
18th Parallel
What was the name of the guerrilla army created by Ho Chi Minh to fight against the anti-communist forces in south Vietnam?
Vietcong
Pro-Vietnam Brigade
Anti-Vietnam Battalion
The HCMF
What country went to Vietnam in 1965 to protect the South Vietnamese and prevent the spread of communism?
Mexico
United States
Italy
Russia
What was the name given to the chemical herbicide used by US troops in Vietnam?
Agent Red
Agent Blue
Agent Orange
Agent Green
How did the Vietnam War end in 1973?
the South Vietnamese won and Vietnam is a presidential democracy
the United States withdrew and decided on a cease fire agreement with the North Vietnamese
France took back control of Vietnam
China took back control of North Vietnam and South Vietnam is now called Indochina
What was the main purpose of the policy of containment?
To help the economy in communist nations
To spread democracy to communist nations
To increase trade in communist nations
to prevent the spread of communism
Which two nations emerged as superpowers after WW2?
Korea and Vietnam
Germany Italy
France and China
United States and Soviet Union
Which line of latitude serves as the border between North and South Korea?
36th parallel
The Equator
38th parallel
The Prime Meridian
Which country helped establish communism in North Korea after WW2?
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Which country helped establish democracy in South Korea after WW2?
United States
Japan
China
Soviet Union
Which of the following is NOT true about the Korean Peninsula prior to the Korean War?
They were under the control of Japan during WW2
Russia controlled the Northern half until Korea became it's own nation
The United States controlled the southern half until South Korea became it's own nation
North Korea was capitalist and wanted to invade communist South Korea
In order to not look weak, which leader strongly considered using nuclear weapons during the Korean War?
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Mao Zedong
How did the Korean War end?
China has controlled Korea since the end of the war
The United Nations stepped in and now controls all of Korea
a stalemate and Korea is still split into two separate countries
The Soviet Union took over the South and the United States took control of the North
Today this country has a communist North and democratic South.
Vietnam
Korea
Japan
China
