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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where was Korea divided after World War II?
Along the mountains
Along the 38th parallel
Along Pearl Harbor
It wasn't split
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who occupied North Korea after World War II?
Soviet Union
United States
China
Japan
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who occupied South Korea after the end of World War II?
Soviet Union
United States
China
Japan
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who became the leader of North Korea after World War II ended?
Kim Il-Sung
Mao Zedong
MacArthur
Stalin
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who is currently the leader of North Korea?
Kim Il-Sung
Kim Jong-Il
Kim Jong-Un
Xi Jinping
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why did the Korean War start?
The North invaded the South
The South invaded the North
The East invaded the West
The West invaded the East
- 7. Multiple Choice
North Korea was...
Anarchist
Democratic
Socialist
Communist
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat year did the Korean War begin?1940195019701960
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:Contain communismProvide weapons to democratic countriesHelp north KoreaProvide collective security
- 10. Multiple Choice
What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
South Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea
North Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea
Stalemate, with the border remaining at the 38th parallel
The U.S. and China split Korea, each controlling a part
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy was it important to the U.S. to get involved in the Korean War?to take control over the Korean peninsula.for humanitarian reasonsto contain communism
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?John BassiloneDouglas MacArthurHarry TrumanRichard Nixon
- 13. Multiple ChoiceU.S. President during MOST of the Korean War? (1950-1952)FDRTRUMANNIXONJOHNSON
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho became President in 1952?TrumanDeweyEisenhowerNixon
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?Spain and PortugalEngland and FranceGermany and ItalyUnited States and Soviet Union
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat does NATO stand for?North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationNorth American Treaty OrganizationNorth American Truce OrganizationNorth Asian Trust Order
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the Senator from WI known for his Anti-Communist accusations?Joseph McCarthyHarry TrumanRichard NixonHenry Wallace
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the 38th parallel separate?KoreaVietnamBerlinHungary
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat color was associated with communismOrangeRedBlueGreen
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe US decision to enter the Korean conflict was part of which of the following larger strategies?geographically containing communismpromoting financial interests in the regiondemonstrating military superiority over Chinadiplomatically assisting fledgling democracies
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