Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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  Based on the time line, which of
the following time spans marks the duration of the Korean War? a. | 1950–1954 | c. | 1950–1953 | b. | 1949–1950 | d. | 1949–1953 |
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Which country fought on the side of the North Koreans?
a. | Japan | c. | Germany | b. | China | d. | United States |
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The world’s first artificial satellite was
a. | Voyager. | c. | Vanguard. | b. | Yalta. | d. | Sputnik. |
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The agreement ending the Korean War created
a. | a unified Korea. | c. | a demilitarized zone. | b. | a 42nd
parallel. | d. | another
war. |
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 Based on the map of postwar Berlin, which two
nations’ sectors of that city shared no border? a. | Soviet & American | c. | French & Soviet | b. | American & French | d. | British &
American |
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 Based on the map, which sector of Berlin did not have
an airport? a. | American sector | c. | British sector | b. | Soviet sector | d. | French sector |
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 According to the chart, how much has the prices of a
loaf of bread increased? a. | $1.40 | c. | $1.00 | b. | $0.63 | d. | $1.15 |
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 Which food item has had the smallest price
increase? a. | chicken | c. | milk | b. | oranges | d. | eggs |
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9.
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 Based on the map of the Korean War, which of the
following statements is correct? a. | The city of Pusan was never under North Korean control at any point in the
war. | b. | The city of Pusan was under North Korean control for only a brief period in
1951. | c. | The city of Pusan was under North Korean and South Korean control at different points
in the war. | d. | North Korean lost control of the city of Pusan very early on in the war and never
regained it. |
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 Based on the information on the map, who controlled
the city of Seoul in January 1951? a. | North Korea & China | c. | Soviet Union | b. | United Nations
forces | d. | South
Korea |
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 Study the map. The Yalu River forms part of the
border between which of the following two countries? a. | North Korea & China | c. | China & Soviet
Union | b. | North Korea & Soviet Union | d. | South Korea & North
Korea |
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 Based on the map, in what country was Berlin after
World War II? a. | East Germany | c. | West Germany | b. | Austria | d. | Germany |
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 After World War II, which of the following nations
was neither communist nor a member of NATO? a. | Ireland | c. | Poland | b. | Norway | d. | The Netherlands |
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Truman took serious steps to improve the civil rights of
a. | African Americans. | c. | women. | b. | Native Americans. | d. | immigrants. |
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When North Korea invaded South Korea, it gained control over which city?
a. | Pusan | c. | Inchon | b. | Seoul | d. | Pyongyang |
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The 1950s hunt for Communists in the United States was led by
a. | Margaret Chase Smith. | c. | Joseph McCarthy. | b. | Joseph Welch. | d. | Richard M.
Nixon. |
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  Based on the map, which of the
following was not a Warsaw Pact nation? a. | Albania | c. | Soviet Union | b. | East Germany | d. | none of the
above |
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  Based on the time line, how many
years after the United States detonated atomic bombs over Japan did the Soviet Union first test an
atomic bomb?
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Which country was divided among four nations after the war?
a. | Russia | c. | England | b. | France | d. | Germany |
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What two countries were in a cold war?
a. | United States and Soviet Union | c. | Soviet Union and Great
Britain | b. | United States and Germany | d. | Great Britain and Germany |
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