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Korea and Vietnam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How was the ending of the Korean War different from the ending of the Vietnam War?

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2.

(a)   was the idea that the Korean and Vietnam Wars needed to end successfully so that other Asian countries wouldn't become communist.

3.

Which event causes the United States to get involved in the Vietnam War?

a)

The 38th Parallel

b)

The Gulf of Tonkin

c)

The Domino Theory

4.

Match the leader to their country

Ho Chi Minh ------->

Harry Truman ---->

Sygman Rhee ----->

a)

North Vietnam

U.S.A.

South Korea

b)

North Korea

U.S.A. and South Korea

South Korea

c)

South Vietnam

South Korea

South Korea

5.

North Korea was communist. South Korea was democratic.

North Vietnam was communist. South Vietnam was democratic.

Select the differences.

a)

There were no differences.

b)

North and South Korea are two different countries.

Vietnam is one country.

6.

What was the major difference between how the Korean War and Vietnam War ended?

(a)  

7.

Pictured here is a map of the 38th Parallel. Label each country as either Communist or Democratic with a "C" or "D"

8.

A philosophical system that came to Korea and Vietnam from India and China

a)

Shamanism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Bodhisattva

9.

An underfloor heating system that uses direct heat

a)

celadon

b)

kimchi

c)

Hanbok

d)

ondol

10.

North Korea and Vietnam both have THIS type of Economic system.

a)

Fascism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Communism

11.

A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall,

a)

Nam Viet

b)

Wat

c)

Khmer

d)

Bas-Relief

12.

The United States involved itself in Vietnam in the 1960s because

a)

the American people demanded the government support Vietnam.

b)

American businesses in Vietnam were threatened by the Communists.

c)

it had been a staging area for the resupply of North Korean troops in the Korean War.

d)

it feared that if Vietnam became communist then surrounding countries would quickly follow.

13.

What was the primary reason for the division of Korea after World War II?

a)

A) Ideological differences between the US and USSR

b)

B) Economic disparities

c)

C) Cultural differences

d)

D) Geographical barriers

14.

Which parallel was used to divide North and South Korea?

a)

A) 17th Parallel

b)

B) 38th Parallel

c)

C) 45th Parallel

d)

D) 49th Parallel

15.

Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

a)

A) Kim Il-sung

b)

B) Ho Chi Minh

c)

C) Ngo Dinh Diem

d)

D) Park Chung-hee

16.

What was the main goal of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War?

a)

A) To support South Vietnam

b)

B) To reunify Vietnam under communist rule

c)

C) To establish a monarchy

d)

D) To gain independence from China

17.

Which country was primarily responsible for supporting South Korea during the Korean War?

a)

A) China

b)

B) Soviet Union

c)

C) United States

d)

D) Japan

18.

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

a)

A) Unification of Korea

b)

B) Division at the 38th Parallel

c)

C) Victory for North Korea

d)

D) Victory for South Korea

19.

Which event marked the beginning of the Vietnam War?

a)

A) Fall of Saigon

b)

B) Battle of Dien Bien Phu

c)

C) Gulf of Tonkin Incident

d)

D) Tet Offensive

20.

What was the primary strategy used by the United States in the Vietnam War?

a)

A) Blitzkrieg

b)

B) Guerrilla warfare

c)

C) Search and destroy

d)

D) Trench warfare

21.

Which agreement temporarily divided Vietnam into North and South in 1954?

a)

A) Geneva Accords

b)

B) Paris Peace Accords

c)

C) Treaty of Versailles

d)

D) Potsdam Agreement

22.

What was the main reason for the US involvement in the Korean War?

a)

A) To support Japanese interests

b)

B) To prevent the spread of communism

c)

C) To gain control of Korean resources

d)

D) To establish a military base in Asia

23.

Which country supported North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

a)

A) United States

b)

B) China

c)

C) Japan

d)

D) South Korea

24.

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War?

a)

A) It was a major victory for the US

b)

B) It led to the fall of Saigon

c)

C) It shifted public opinion in the US

d)

D) It ended the war

25.

Which leader is associated with the policy of Vietnamization?

a)

A) Richard Nixon

b)

B) Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

C) John F. Kennedy

d)

D) Dwight D. Eisenhower