What 2 super powers emerged from World War II?

The United States and the Soviet Union

How did the Korean War end?

In ended how it started, at the 38th parallel.

How did the Korean War start?

Communist North Korea invaded Democratic South Korea

What did Churchill mean when he said "an Iron Curtain" has fallen over Europe?

Europe was divided between communists and democratic states.

The United States sent troops to Vietnam to

Stop the north from controlling the south.

What instilled fear into the people of the U.S. in the early years of the Cold War?

Soviet acquisition of nuclear weapons

Why did China enter the Korean War?

The U.S. pushed north Korean troops to china's border.

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1
What 2 super powers emerged from World War II?
Great Britain and France
The United States and Russia
Germany and Japan
The United States and the Soviet Union
2
At the end of World War II Korea was divided at the
Yellow River
Shanhiang River
38th parallel
40th parallel
3
How did the Korean War end?
In ended how it started, at the 38th parallel.
With a U.S. victory that made the entire peninsula free!
North and South Korea are communist
China controls the Korean peninsula
4
After World War II, Truman asked for money to give Greece and Turkey to prevent them from falling to communism
NATO
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
5
Who was the leader of the communist party in North Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Dang Xioping
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
6
North Korea was and is a _______ country.
constitutional monarchy
communist
democratic
fascist
7
American involvement in the Korean War is an example of
genocide
containment
an arms race
isolationism
8
How did the Korean War start?
The Soviet Union invaded South Korea
Democratic South Korea invaded Communist North Korea
Communist North Korea invaded Democratic South Korea
China invaded North Korea
9
What did Churchill mean when he said "an Iron Curtain" has fallen over Europe?
Berlin had fallen to the communists
The Soviets were redecorating
Someone had built a wall through all of Europe
Europe was divided between communists and democratic states.
10
The United States sent troops to Vietnam to
Gain support of the American public
Stop the south from controlling the north
Stop the north from controlling the south.
Drive the French out of Vietnam.
11
Who was the U.S. general of the U.S. lead South Korean troops?
General Douglas Macarther
General George W. Bush
General Patton
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
12
What instilled fear into the people of the U.S. in the early years of the Cold War?
Soviet acquisition of nuclear weapons
racial injustice
the spread of capitalism
the rise of dictators
13
Why did China enter the Korean War?
Because China wanted to be a democracy
The U.S. pushed north Korean troops to china's border.
China wanted to take over North Korea
Because it wanted to side with the democratic U.S.

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