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Cold War - Vocabulary
Korean War - Vocabulary
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Korean War
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Korean and Cold War trivia
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What is communism?
Communism is a way of living in which all wealth is owned by everyone together. There is no private property.
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What is the 38th Parallel?
The line of latitude that divided the two Koreas.
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General ____________ won the election in 1952 when he pledged to end the Korean War.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike)
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The ________ War was a war where there was not any fighting.
Cold
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Who was removed as the general by President Truman for criticizing him?
General MacArthur
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What is containment?
The policy to stop the Soviet Union or communism from spreading into other areas.
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What is Mao Zedong?
The one that led the Communists' escape.
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During the mid - 1930's, the ___________ joined the Communists to fight the Japanese.
nationalists
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___________ ran a totalitarian state within the Soviet Union.
Joseph Stalin
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What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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What is totalitarian?
A kind of government where all the power is in the hands of the ruling group.
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What is the long march?
The Communists' 6,000 mile retreat to northwestern China.
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General _____________ was named commander of the UN forces.
Douglas MacArthur
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After the allies divided Germany the Soviet Union controlled _________ Germany.
East
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Who won the Korean War?
Nobody, it is still stalled today.
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What is a democracy?
A government where the power is in the hands of the people who elect their leaders.
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What is the United Nations?
An international organization founded to resolve conflicts around the world.
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After _______ years of fighting, Korea remained divided along the 38th parallel.
three
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The Berlin Wall was built by the Soviets to stop _________ from leaving poverty in East Germany.
refugees
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Who made a statement causing Stalin to declare war?
Winston Churchill
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Who was the Viet Cong?
The communists in South Vietnam who fought to unite with North Vietnam.
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What is a cease-fire?
An agreement to stop fighting.
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__________ forces suffered about 155,000 casualties while __________ military totaled more than 1.5 million.
U.S.; Korean and Chinese
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In 1949, Western Europe joined the U.S. and Canada to form __________.
NATO
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What is the difference between the Cold War and the Korean War?
In the Cold War there was not any fighting unlike the Korean War.