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WWII
Korean War
Cold War
Fun Facts
Final Jeopardy!
100
Who were the 2 superpowers after WWII
United States and Soviet Union
100
Where was the division line between North and South Korea?
38th Parallel
100
The Cold War was a competition between which two countries?
United States and Soviet Union
100
What color are giraffe tongues?
Black
200

How was Germany divided after WWII?

East Germany controlled by the Soviet Union and West Germany controlled by the US

200

What caused China to enter the Korean War?

US and UN forces pushed through North Korea toward the Chinese border.

200

What was the alliance of western countries against communism called?

NATO


Daily Double!

What do the letters of NATO stand for?

200
Only one mammal cannot jump. Which animal?
Elephant
300
Why were the Soviet Union and United States at odds following WWII?
The US was a democracy and capitalist while the Soviet Union was a communist country.
300
Describe the DMZ
Demilitarized zone: area along the North and South Korean boarder where no military personnel nor weapons are allowed 
300

What was the alliance of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc of communist nations called?

Warsaw Pact
300
What does the S in Ulysses S Grant's name stand for?
Nothing
400
In what year did the United States drop two atomic bombs on Japan?
1945
400

How did the Korean War end?

An armistice was signed to stop fighting because death rates were so high

400
What was the Truman Doctrine used to do?
Contain Communism
400
In 1867, the US bought Alaska from Russia for how much money?

*To the nearest million

$7.2 million
500
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
A piece of legislation enacted in 1941 to allow the US to send supplies and weapons to its Allies.
500
Describe the differences between the North and South Korean textbooks' explanations of how the Korean War began
North Korean: claimed that US imperialists invaded North Korea first and the North Koreans had to fight to protect themselves


South Korean: claimed the North Koreans invaded South Korea after pretending to offer peace

500
What would keep a country from receiving assistance from the United States through the Marshall Plan?
If they were a satellite of the Soviet Union
500
How many hours a day do koalas sleep?
22 hours
500
Write a sentence answering the following:


How did the Korean War fit within the context of the Cold War?

The Korean War was a proxy war that was spurred on by competition between the United States and Soviet Union.