1949 Year Of Fear

Question 1

What significant event occurred in July/August 1949 related to China?

Answer 1

China falls to communism

Question 2

How much money did the USA give to the nationalist side in China?

Answer 2

$2 billion

Question 3

Who were the two main leaders involved in the Chinese Civil War?

Answer 3

Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek

Question 4

Who was blamed for losing China after the civil war?

Answer 4

Truman

Question 5

What doctrine did Truman fail to uphold during the Chinese Civil War?

Answer 5

Truman Doctrine

Question 6

What was the Sino-Soviet alliance?

Answer 6

An alliance between China and the USSR

Question 7

When did the Soviets gain the atomic bomb?

Answer 7

28th August 1949

Question 8

What was the source of the Soviet atomic bomb blueprints?

Answer 8

Stolen blueprints

Question 9

What was the name of the soviet atomic bomb representing the oncoming sword?

Answer 9

First Lightning

Question 10

Which countries in Asia were influenced by the rise of communism?

Answer 10

Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam

Question 11

Who did the French Empire’s fight in Indochina?

Answer 11

Fought guerilla forces led by Ho Chi Minh

Question 12

Who expected US support for Vietnamese independence?

Answer 12

Ho Chi Minh

Question 13

What percentage of the costs of French involvement in Vietnam did Truman cover?

Answer 13

78%