
Cold War Hot Spots
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9th - 12th Grade
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Brian Jones
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Cold War Hot Spots
(Trying to Contain the Communist Threat)
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Under the Truman Doctrine...what was the U.S. policy towards Communism?
Friendship
Alliance
Neutrality
Containment
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What happened that ended the fighting in the Korean War? Select all the right answers.
North Korea surrendered.
Both sides agreed to an armistice to stop fighting.
A demilitarised zone was created alone the 38th parallel, which is the current border.
A peace treaty was signed to end the war.
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Multiple Choice
What happened when China decided to join the Korean War?
They managed to conquer Korea.
They helped North Korea push the USA and South Korean forces back across the 38th parallel.
They could not defeat the USA and South Korea, so North Korean forces remained in China.
They were attacked by the USA with nuclear weapons.
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Multiple Choice
The president of the USA during the Korean War was
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
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Multiple Choice
How do we know that the Korean War was a civil war?
The USA helped South Korea.
The UN got involved in the war.
North Korea was fighting South Korea.
The USSR sent help to North Korea.
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Multiple Choice
How do we know that the Korean War was a proxy war?
North Korea was fighting South Korea.
The people in Korea were fighting one another.
Foreign countries were fighting in the war.
The UN tried to establish peace in Korea.
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Multiple Choice
The first country in Asia to become communist in 1949 was
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
China
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Multiple Choice
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
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Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
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38th
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In order to catch up with the Soviets the United States did which of the following
taught more math and science
created NASA
put their own satellite, Explorer, into space
all are true
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Multiple Choice
Which country first put a satellite, Sputnik, into space
Soviet Union
The United States
Britain
France
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Which belief said that if one country became communist the others around it would too.
Containment Theory
Domino Theory
Communism Theory
Trouble Theory
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