Pearson Edexcel International A Level · History (YHI01)

Unit 4 option 1D: The Cold War and Hot War in Asia, 1945–90: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Unit 4 option 1D: The Cold War and Hot War in Asia, 1945–90.

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Question 1

1 mark

Which leader proclaimed the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in September 1945 following the Japanese surrender?

Question 2

1 mark

What was the immediate cause of the Sino-Vietnamese conflict that broke out in February 1979?

Question 3

1 mark

The Tonkin Gulf Resolution of 1964 was significant because it:

Question 4

1 mark

The failure to hold the national elections in Vietnam scheduled for 1956, as stipulated by the Geneva Accords, was primarily due to the refusal of Ngo Dinh Diem, who feared that:

Question 5

1 mark

Which communist movement, supported by China, seized power in Cambodia in 1975 under the leadership of Pol Pot?

Question 6

2 marks

Identify the leader of the Khmer Rouge whose regime was responsible for the radical restructuring of Cambodian society after 1975.

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Question 7

4 marks

How did the Sino-Soviet split affect the diplomatic leverage of the United States in its attempts to end the Vietnam War during the early 1970s?

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Question 8

3 marks

What was the significance of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution in terms of President Johnson's authority to conduct the Vietnam War?

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Question 9

4 marks

During the Malayan Emergency (1948–60), the British administration implemented various strategies to combat Communist guerrillas.
(a) Describe the role of General Sir Gerald Templer in managing the conflict.
(b) State two reasons why the guerrilla movement was ultimately defeated by 1960.

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Question 10

5 marks

Analyze the Chinese intervention in the Korean War beginning in October 1950.
(a) Explain two primary reasons why the People's Republic of China decided to openly intervene in the conflict.
(b) Evaluate the impact of this intervention on China’s standing as a global power by the end of the war in 1953.

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