ASIA GCSE

Question 1

When was Korea divided?

Answer 1

1948 (ROK - south, DPROK - north)

Question 2

How many communist supporters did Kim Il Sung claim were in the south before the war?

Answer 2

200,000

Question 3

How much money did US give Chang Kai-Shek to stop communism in China?

Answer 3

$2 billion

Question 4

When was the Truman doctrine created?

Answer 4

1947

Question 5

When did Stalin provide NK with weapons and how many weapons?

Answer 5

Feb 1950
1600 pieces of artillery
258 T-34 tanks
78 aircraft

Question 6

When did Mao Zedong allow Chinese peoples volunteers to start helping the North?

Answer 6

1950

Question 7

When was SEATO formed?

Answer 7

1954

Question 8

When was phase 1 of the Korean War and what happened?

Answer 8

June - Sep 1950
June: NK invade SK
US gain help from UN (29 States)

Question 9

When was Phase 2 of Korean War and what happened?

Answer 9

Sep - Nov 1950
Sep: Inchon landings
MacArthur regains Seoul
Oct: UN reaches Yalu river

Question 10

When was Phase 3 of Korean War and what happened?

Answer 10

Dec - June 1951
 Oct: 200,000 Chinese PV push   back
 Jan 51: UN pushed out of seoul
 Stalemate reached
 March 51: MacArthur threatens China with Nuclear weapons

Question 11

When was Phase 4 of Korean War and what happened?

Answer 11

June 1951 - Jul 1953
 June 51: peace talks begin 
 1952: Eisenhower becomes president 
 1953: Malenkov replaces Stalin
 July 53: Armistice signed in Panmunjom

Question 12

How much did US give to aid the French?

Answer 12

$500 million

Question 13

When was the battle of Dien Bien Phu?

Answer 13

1954

Question 14

When did the us financially support the French?

Answer 14

Between 1949-1954

Question 15

When did the US begin political involvement in Vietnam?

Answer 15

1955-1962

Question 16

When was the Viet Cong created?

Answer 16

1960

Question 17

How much did the US give Diem in the 1950’s to support SV

Answer 17

$1.6 billion

Question 18

When did the Strategic Hamlet Relocation Programme begin

Answer 18

1962

3000 hamlets housing 4 mil peasants

Question 19

How many Military advisers were there in Vietnam by 1964?

Answer 19

23,000

Question 20

When was the Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Answer 20

Aug 2nd and Aug 4th 1964

Question 21

When were US marines sent into Vietnam?

Answer 21

1965

Question 22

When was the My Lai massacre?

Answer 22

March 1968

Question 23

How many civilians were killed at My Lai?

Answer 23

400 in 4 hours

Question 24

When was the TET offensive

Answer 24

Jan 1968

Question 25

How many cities did the Viet Cong Target during TET?

Answer 25

Over 100

Question 26

How many VC soldiers tied down a much larger US base

Answer 26

4500

Question 27

How many experienced VC were lost at TET?

Answer 27

Over 10,000

Question 28

How many US soldiers were in Vietnam when TET happened?

Answer 28

500,000

Question 29

When did the Paris peace talks begin?

Answer 29

March 1968

Question 30

When did Vietnamisation begin?

Answer 30

Jan 1969: Nixon pledges to “stop war fast”

Question 31

How many US troops were withdrawn from Vietnam and when?

Answer 31

June 1969: 543,000
Jan 1970: 156,000
June 1970: 47,000

Question 32

When was the spring offensive? How many troops were Killed?

Answer 32

1971

400,000 North Killed compared to 8000 ARVN

Question 33

Between May and October 1972 how many bombs were dropped in which bombing campaign?

Answer 33

150,000

Operation Linebacker

Question 34

When did SALT talks begin?

Answer 34

1970

Question 35

When did Nixon Visit USSR and China

Answer 35

1972

Question 36

When was operation Menu?

Answer 36

1969

Question 37

When was the peace treaty drafted?

Answer 37

October 1972

Question 38

When was the peace treaty signed?

Answer 38

Jan 1973

Question 39

How many tonnes of napalm were dropped between 1965-73

Answer 39

20,000

Question 40

How many litres of Agent Orange used during war?

Answer 40

82 Million

Question 41

What % of US deaths were due to booby traps?

Answer 41

11%