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MMH: The Cold War and Korean War
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The Cold War and Korean War
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General Douglas MacArthur was fired by this man in 1951 during the Korean War.
Dwight Eisenhower
FDR
JFK
Harry Truman
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Who is this man...who led the Communist takeover in China?
Chiang Kai-shek
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Chou En-lai
3
Bert the Turtle teaches us to do this when attacked by nuclear weapons.
Stop and Drop
Dab
Duck and Cover
The three F's
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The president of the US from 1953-61 during this Cold War period...
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Nixon
Truman
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The Soviet Union fought "their own version of Vietnam" in what country
Afghanistan
Philippines
Cuba
Iran
6
What does ICBM stand for?
Inter-Contenental Ballistic Missle
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
Inter-Continental Ballistec Missle
Inter-Continental Ballistic Misslle
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This candy "saved" American soldiers fighting in the Chosin Reservoir.
Skittles
Tootsie Roll
Hershey Kiss
Crunch Bar
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This word means easing of tensions that ended the Cold War
Warsaw Pact
Bulltropolis
Detente
Vietnamization
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I replaced MacArthur after he was fired and led American troops fighting in Korea.
Mathew Ridgeway
Iron Wayne McGrood
George Wallace
Henry Kissinger
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Who are these two?
alleged spies for the Americans
Two people I met at Round the Clock
Mr. and Mrs. Quickel (date night")
the Rosenbergs
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The 38th parallel divided...
West/East Europe
Korea
China
Vietnam
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The Truman Doctrine was a policy based on...
communism
detente'
containment
MAD Theory
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The Berlin Blockade lasted approximately how long?
ten years
one week
one month
one year
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Capital of North Korea and South Korea
...What?
Seoul/Pyongyang
Panmunjom/Seoul
Pyongyang/Seoul
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The Korean War was fought...
1950- Present
1950-1953
1950-1960
1959-1960
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This river creates the border between China and North Korea
Panmunjom
Yalu
Tigris
Yangtze
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Failed attempt by Kennedy and the US to overthrow the new communist government in Cuba.
U2 Incident
Saigon Swing
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
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This political cartoon would be seemingly endorsing or approving what?
US entry into the Korean War
Marshall Plan
HUAC
Berlin Airlift
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The so-called "Iron Curtain" separated...
Western & Eastern Europe
US & Europe
North and South Korea
East and West Berlin
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The two flags represent...?
US/East Germany
US/USSR
US/China
US/Russia
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Ike's brand of foreign policy in dealing with the Russians was called...?
Brinkmanship
Marshall Plan
Containment
HUAC
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Bonus: How many bones are in the human body?
222
177
206
125
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Bonus: How many total volleyball players are on the court at the same time?
12
6
8
16
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Which is not true about the Korean War?
Approximately 33,000 American died in the Korean War
First jet v jet dogfights
We celebrate veterans day to commemorate the end of this war
During the war Seoul changed hands 4 times
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Bonus: Think very hard... How many different letters are in "The United States of America?"
12
21
15
18
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Who is this man...whose death in 1953 paved the way for the end of the Korean War
Julius Rosenberg
Mao Zedong
Nakita Khrushchev
Joe Stalin
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Joseph McCarthy was hurt in televised hearings when he claimed what had communist influence?
The State Department
The US Army
Hollywood
The Russians
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What was the term for the limited of arms during the cold war?
Limitations Act
Strategic Arms Limitation
Brinksmanship
MAD Theory
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Berlin was split into East & West Berlin after WW II. West Berlin was located in what country?
Poland
the USSR
East Germany
West Germany
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In response to the creation of NATO in 1949, the USSR created the...
Iron Fist of Fury
Marshall Plan
HUAC
Warsaw Pact
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.30-caliber rifle fed with an 8-round clip; used in WWII and Korea
Thompson
Browning Automatic Rifle
AK 47
M1 Garand
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Nearly ________ million Americans served in the Korean War?
3
4
7
6
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Take a guess... How many people are estimated to have been killed crossing the Berlin Wall?
19
336
138
458
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This picture of suspected communists getting blacklisted was tied to what industry?
State Department
United Auto Workers
Film Making (Hollywood)
University Professors
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What does KGB stand for?
King's Great Brigade
Kremlin Guard Buearo
Kill Great Britain
Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti
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In the period 1945-60, which of the following would be considered a SATELLITE NATION?
Great Britain
USSR
West Germany
Poland
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The FREE part of Germany (capitalist half) became...
Poland
Prussia
East Germany
West Germany
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This man helped start a "Red Scare" in the early 1950s...
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Douglas MacArthur
Julius Rosenberg
"tricky Dick" Nixon
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Amphibious landing of Douglas MacArthur in Korea...
Inchon
Chosin Reservoir
Seoul
Pusan
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Bonus: What is the name of the piece of plastic at the end of a shoe lace
Leader
Lace Cap
Aglet
Snook
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This future president made a name for himself as a member of HUAC...looking for communists!
Gerald Ford
John Kennedy
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
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It ended in a stalemate?
Korean War
The Cold War
Berlin Blockade
VIetnam War
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The picture is from 1948-49 and shows...
the invasion of China
the Berlin Airlift
the end of WW II
Hollywood Ten
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As a result of the Korean Conflict...
Korea is a free nation
Korea remains divided North & South
Korea is now Vietnam
Korea is a communist nation
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The man below led US troops in Korean at the start of the conflict. He is...?
Patton
Devers
MacArthur
Truman
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The UN guards this area of the DMZ
Seoul
Inchon
Panmunjom
Pyongyang
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Initial aid from the Truman Doctrine (1947) went to...?
Great Britain & W. Germany
USSR & China
Greece & Turkey
North & South Korea
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MacArthur was fired by Truman during the Korean War in 1951 for what reason?
Inchon Landing
Insubordination
Using atomic bombs
Having too much success
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I am the current leader of North Korea
Kim Jung Il
Kim Il Sung
Kim Jung Un
Dennis Rodman
