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Cold War Asia and Cuba
Cold War Asia and Cuba
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After being defeated in the Chinese Civil War, Chiang Kai-shek and his Nationalist followers
fled to nearby Taiwan where they set up a democracy
were rounded up and executed
2
containment resulted in alliances against china & the soviet union & finally armed conflict in
Korea and Vietnam
Japan and Germany
China and Russia
3
The Korean War began in 1950 when
both are correct
the communist South Korean army invade North Korea
the communist North Korean army invaded South Korea
4
Who was the North Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader?
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Hideki Tojo
Ho Chi Minh
5
Answer the question based on the info & image.
the policy of containment
the Truman doctrine
the theory of deterrence
6
The motivation behind U.S. involvement in wars in Korea & Vietnam was to
prevent the outbreak of WW III
stop the Soviets from bringing missiles into the countries
stop the spread of communism
7
Which answer best completes the chart?
Vietnam
China
Great Britain
Russia
8
The 2 political cartoons both depict what Cold War theory about the use of nuclear weapons?
Isolationism
Quarantine
Deterrence
Detente
9
Which 1962 incident is acknowledged to be the confrontation which nearly started a nuclear war?
building of the Berlin Wall
the Cuban missile crisis
the blockade of Berlin & Berlin Airlift
10
Select the answer that
best
completes the diagram.
Joseph Stalin
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
11
The quote & picture
both
support
the need for more nuclear weapons.
nuclear disarmament treaties
12
How did President Kennedy respond to the buildup of nuclear weapons in Cuba?
He immediately ordered an invasion of Cuba
He announced a naval quarantine around Cuba
He defeated Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in arm wrestling
13
All of the following are true of the Vietnam
EXCEPT
determined to gain independence from Japan & later France
During Age of Imperialism controlled by France
is a divided into Communist North & Democratic South today
located in Southeast Asia
14
Each event is related to the rivalry between the U.S. and the USSR during the Cold War
EXCEPT
the race to be first on the moon
the Russian launching of Sputnik I
the U.S. decreasing educational funding
the U-2 Incident in Russia
15
Name the leader from the country shaded yellow who oversaw a genocide during the 1970s.
Ho Chi Minh
Pol Pot
Slobodan Milosevic
16
After three years of fighting the Korean War, the border between North and South Korea
was removed, creating a united Korea
remained at approximately the 38th degree
shifted all the way to China
17
Today, the area shaded green is a leading economic power in Asia despite
religious conflicts that threaten to tear the nation apart
a poor standard of living and low literacy rate
a conflict with China & the fear of a Chinese takeover
18
Which is
NOT
true of the Chinese Civil War of the 1930s and 1940s?
yellow
green
blue
red
19
The pictures
BEST
represent the
Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean and Vietnam War
Berlin Airlift and Berlin Wall
20
At the end of the Chinese Civil War, China was divided into 2 separate nations –
China & Hong Kong
China & Taiwan
India & Pakistan
Hong Kong & Taiwan
21
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the Soviet Union each spent tremendous sums of money on
fighting terrorism
restoring Europe after WW II
nuclear weapons
22
The two countries shaded in were occupied by what empire during World War II?
Japan
Russia
China
Great Britain
23
Name the policy: If one country fell to communism it would lead to the fall of others nearby
domino theory
the Great Purge
theory of deterrence
the final solution