8.2 Review Quiz

​ (a)   the dividing line between North and

South Korea

• 38th parallel
• SEATO
• 17th parallel
• Yalu River

the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, similar to NATO and aligned with the United States is known as ​​ ​ (a)  

• SEATO
• PATO
• KATO
• LATO

A World War II hero and general in the

Korean War until he was relieved of duty

by President Truman. ​ ​ (a)  

• Douglas MacArthur
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Chester Nimitz
• Omar Bradley
• George S. Patton

A war fought only to achieve specific goals

• Defensive war

• limited war

• Offensive war

• Total war

The Korean war began when the ​ (a)   invaded ​ (b)  

• North Korean army
• south of the 38th parallel.
• Chinese army
• South Korean army
• U.N. forces
• north of the 38th parallel.

General MacArthur chose what city for a counterattack against

North Korea? ​ (a)  

• Inchon
• Seoul
• Pyongyang
• Pusan

After General MacArthur was fired by President

Truman, how did the American public view? ​ ​ (a)  

• a hero
• a traitor.
• angry that he had miscalculated in the war.
• he should have retired

The policy of massive retaliation promised a strong response to Soviet

threats against allies, ​

• including the use of nuclear

  weapons.

• but without the use of nuclear weapons.

The initials CIA stand for

• the Central Intelligence Agency

• Council of International Affairs

• Central Institute of Arts

• Congressional Intelligence Agency

Brinkmanship described the tactic of promoting peace by

• always being

  well prepared for war.

• taking a hardline stance in negotiations

• engaging in diplomatic dialogue

• relying on economic sanctions