10th Grade Cold War Quiz 1

Question 1

Foreign policy that stated that the USA would support free people resisting communist takeover

Accepted Answer

Truman Doctrine

Question 2

Who was the Nationalist leader of China that fled to Taiwan?

Accepted Answer

Chiang Kai-Shek

Question 3

Korea was divided at the ___ after World War II.

Accepted Answer

38th Parallel

Question 4

Who was the communist Soviet leader during the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

Stalin

Question 5

Who proposed the idea of containment?

Accepted Answer

George Kennan

Question 6

Military alliance formed by the USA, Western Europe and Canada was called ___.

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 7

What event is known as the 2 week retreat of Marines from Chinese forces in Korea?

Accepted Answer

Frozen Chosin

Question 8

Amphibious assault launched by UN forces during the Korean War

Accepted Answer

Inchon

Question 9

When did the Berlin Airlift occur?

Accepted Answer

1948

Question 10

Who commanded the UN forces during the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

MacArthur

Question 11

Who stated that an iron curtain had fallen over Eastern Europe in regards to Stalin's rule?

Accepted Answer

Churchill

Question 12

Korean War was fought from _________.

Accepted Answer

1950-1953

Question 13

What happened to MacArthur during the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

He was fired

Question 14

Capital of South Korea

Accepted Answer

Seoul

Question 15

Who takes over after Stalin dies in 1953?

Accepted Answer

Khrushchev

Question 16

Who controlled Korea during WWII?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 17

Which of the following was not one of the satellite countries?

Accepted Answer

West Germany

Question 18

The capital city of Berlin was located in which zone of occupation?

Accepted Answer

eastern (soviet)

Question 19

Which country supplied soldiers to North Korea during the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 20

Who ordered the blockade of Berlin?

Accepted Answer

Stalin

Question 21

How did the Korean War end?

Accepted Answer

stalemate; neither side has signed a treaty to this day

Question 22

Which did Truman support?

Accepted Answer

Limited warfare

Questions 22