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Revision on the three conflicts during the Cold War period.
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1
What was used as the border between North and South Korea?
17th Parallel
Hantan River
Imjin River
38th Parallel
2
On 27 October, US Navy warships located a Soviet submarine near Cuba. What did they do?
Took pictures of it and sent it to the President.
Signaled the sub to go away
Dropped bombs to get it to surface.
Let it go because they didn't want to start a war.
3
The U.S. dropped more bombs in Korea than in the entire Pacific theater during WW II.
False
True
4
Slinkys were used for what in the Vietnam War?
Mobile radio antennas
Handcuffs
Belts
Bracelets
5
What United States president decided to pull American troops out of Vietnam?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
6
What made the war difficult for the US army?
The jungle conditions
All of the above
The limits put on troops by President Johnson
Ambushes and traps
7
What did the US agree to do in order to get the Soviet Union to remove the missiles?
Remove nuclear missiles from Turkey
Remove nuclear missiles from Italy
Never to invade Cuba again
All of the above
8
What country had control of the Korean peninsula before World War II?
China
Soviet Union
France
Japan
9
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Fidel Castro
10
What major Vietnamese city was renamed in honor of the leader of North Vietnam after the war?
Can Tho
Saigon
Hanoi
Hai Phong
11
During the Vietnam War, the US played ghostly voices and eerie sounds to the Vietcong.
True
False
12
The Korean War is the first time MASH – Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals – units were used.
True
False
13
When the French pulled out of Sth Vietnam, what country entered to try and stop communism?
China
Japan
United States
Germany
14
Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to World War II?
China
France
Japan
United States
15
The Korean War ended with Northern Korea taking over the government of South Korea.
True
False
16
What leader was left out of the negotiations?
None of the above
Nikita Khrushchev
President Kennedy
Fidel Castro
17
Which side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the country?
South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
18
Everyone considered the outcome to be a great victory for the United States.
True
False
19
What actions did the United States first take when they discovered the missiles?
They attacked Cuba in full force
They started negotiations with Fidel Castro
They formed a blockade against any weapons entering Cuba
They tried to pay Cuba to remove the missiles
20
Which side was considered the winner of the Korean war?
United States
North Korea
South Korea
There was no winner
21
The Korean War did not receive much media attention and consequently, it has been called the ..
Unknown War.
The small War.
The hidden War
The Forgotten War
22
What year did the first US combat troops officially arrive in Vietnam?
1960
1955
1950
1965
23
How did the United States discover that nuclear missiles were being installed in Cuba?
Decoded a secret message from Fidel Castro
Cuban exiles smuggled secret documents into America.
US spies in Russia found out
Pictures from a U-2 spy plane
24
What country entered the side of North Korea and changed the course of the war?
China
Japan
France
United States
25
In what country did the USSR put nuclear missiles that could hit the United States?
Guatemala
Mexico
Cuba
Turkey
26
During the Vietnam War, a number of Americans fled to Canada to avoid the military draft.
False
True
27
The Cuban missile crisis lasted 15 days.
True
False
28
What country had control of Vietnam during World War II?
France
Germany
Japan
India
29
North Korea is ruled by what type of government?
Monarchy
Communist
Anarchy
Democratic
30
Duct Tape was used during the Vietnam War to do what?
repair rifles
repair tents
repair shoes
repair helicopter blades.
31
Vasili Arkhipov was an officer on the USSR sub and stopped the torpedo launch.
False
True
32
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
Vo Nguyen
Ngo Dinh Diem
Le Duan
Ho Chi Minh
33
Who was president of the United States during the Korean War?
Kennedy then Johnson
Only Kennedy
Only Eisenhower
Truman then Eisenhower
34
What year did the Korean War begin?
1950
1945
1941
1955
35
Who was the main general for the United Nations and the United States at the start of the war?
Douglas McArthur
Matthew Ridgway
George Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
36
The U-2 aerial photographs were analyzed inside a secret office above a used car dealership.
False
True
37
The Vietnam War is known as the what war in Vietnam?
"the war of freedom"
"the war to end communism"
"the invasion war"
“the American War”
38
The captain of the Soviet submarine wanted to launch the nuclear tipped torpedo.
True
False
39
Which side attacked first in the Korea war?
South Korea
China
None of the above
North Korea
40
What event before the Cuban Missile Crisis caused Fidel Castro to look to the USSR for help?
Korean War
Building of the Berlin Wall
Bay of Pigs
Vietnam War
41
Why did the US Midway crew pushed $10 million worth of helicopters into the sea, at the end?
So they could claim the insurance money.
So they could watch them sink.
So that a Cessna full of evacuees could land on the deck.
So they could carry more soldiers home.
42
What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam?
Mekong River
38th Parallel
Saigon River
17th Parallel
43
What happened to end the Cuban Missile Crisis on October 28, 1962?
Both sides compromised.
America started a full scale attack.
USSR voluntarily removed all missiles.
A secret CIA mission was launched in Cuba.
44
Who was president of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
George Bush
Bill Clinton
45
What did the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US want to do when they discovered the missiles?
Launch a full invasion and takeover of Cuba
Negotiate with the Soviet Union
Establish a blockade
Go to the United Nations for help
