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Containment of Communism 24-25

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is nationalism?


a)

Having pride in your country

b)

When a country is governed by one person

c)

Washington D.C.'s baseball team

d)

Knowing confidential passwords

2.

What country used to rule Vietnam for thousands of years before it won its independence in 939CE?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

3.

What European country laid claim to Vietnam in the 1900s?

a)

Great Britian

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Italy

4.

What was the name of the Vietnamese leader that fought the French for independence and also introduced communism to Vietnam?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Emperor Hirohito

5.

What was the Vietminh?

a)

 

a Vietnamese holiday

b)

 

a Vietnamese automobile

c)

a Vietnamese weapon of mass destruction

d)

a Vietnamese guerrilla army used to fight the French

6.

What two countries assisted the Vietnamese in their fight for independence from the French?

a)

China and Soviet Union

b)

Germany and Italy

c)

United States and Mexico

d)

Spain and Mexico

7.

Where did the two opposing sides split Vietnam into two nations when attending the Geneva Conference of 1954?

a)

15th Parallel

b)

16th Parallel

c)

17th Parallel

d)

18th Parallel

8.

What was the name of the guerrilla army created by Ho Chi Minh to fight against the anti-communist forces in south Vietnam?

a)

Vietcong

b)

Pro-Vietnam Brigade

c)

Anti-Vietnam Battalion

d)

The HCMF

9.

What country went to Vietnam in 1965 to protect the South Vietnamese and prevent the spread of communism?

a)

Mexico

b)

United States

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

10.

What was the name given to the chemical herbicide used by US troops in Vietnam?

a)

Agent Red

b)

Agent Blue

c)

Agent Orange

d)

Agent Green

11.

How did the Vietnam War end in 1973?

a)

 

the South Vietnamese won and Vietnam is a presidential democracy

b)

 

the United States withdrew and decided on a cease fire agreement with the North Vietnamese

c)

France took back control of Vietnam

d)

 

China took back control of North Vietnam and South Vietnam is now called Indochina

12.

What was the main purpose of the policy of containment?

a)

 

To help the economy in communist nations

b)

 

To spread democracy to communist nations

c)

 

To increase trade in communist nations

d)

to prevent the spread of communism

13.

Which two nations emerged as superpowers after WW2?

a)

Korea and Vietnam

b)

Germany Italy

c)

France and China

d)

United States and Soviet Union

14.

Which line of latitude serves as the border between North and South Korea?

a)

36th parallel

b)

The Equator

c)

38th parallel

d)

The Prime Meridian

15.

Which country helped establish communism in North Korea after WW2?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

Great Britain

d)

Soviet Union

16.

Which country helped establish democracy in South Korea after WW2?

a)

United States

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Soviet Union

17.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Korean Peninsula prior to the Korean War?

a)

 

They were under the control of Japan during WW2

b)

 

Russia controlled the Northern half until Korea became it's own nation

c)

 

The United States controlled the southern half until South Korea became it's own nation

d)

 

North Korea was capitalist and wanted to invade communist South Korea

18.

In order to not look weak, which leader strongly considered using nuclear weapons during the Korean War?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Mao Zedong

19.

How did the Korean War end?

a)

 

China has controlled Korea since the end of the war

b)

 

The United Nations stepped in and now controls all of Korea

c)

 

a stalemate and Korea is still split into two separate countries

d)

 

The Soviet Union took over the South and the United States took control of the North

20.

Today this country has a communist North and democratic South.

a)

Vietnam

b)

Korea

c)

Japan

d)

China