The Korean War

How did the Korean War end?

• Peace Treaty
• South Korea Victory
• North Korea Victory
• Armistice

What year did the Korean War begin?

• 1940
• 1950
• 1970
• 1960

Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?

• John Bassilone
• Douglas MacArthur
• Harry Truman
• Richard Nixon

____________ started the Korean War by invading ________________.

• N Korea/S Korea
• USA/N Korea
• China/USA
• China/S Korea

Like Germany, Korea was divided into occupations zones.  The _____ zones were split by the _______________.

• 2/38th parallel
• 4/38th parallel
• 2/39th parallel
• 3/ 11th parallel

Korea was a _________________ of Japan until the end of WWII.

• colony
• protectorate
• territory
• country

North Korea was supported by ________________, which has a _________________ government.

• U.S.S.R./communist
• U.S.S.R./democratic
• U.S.A./communist
• U.S.A./democratic

South Korea was supported by ________________ which has a _________________ government.

• U.S.S.R./communist
• U.S.S.R./democratic
• U.S.A./communist
• U.S.A./democratic

Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?

• to contain communism
• to colonize Korea
• to spread communism
• to Christianize Koreans

In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?

• The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
• The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
• The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
• The US and its allies fought to defend the North.