Korean War

Who was the Korean War between?

• U.S. and Korea
• Russia and China
• North Korea and South Korea 
• All of the above

How did the Korean War end?

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

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

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 the US play in this war?

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

This was the basis for many U.S. foreign policy decisions during the Cold War and refers to the determination to stop the spread of communism.

• containment

• compressment

• subjugation

• conformity

A war of democracy versus communism which ended in a stalemate, with neither side declaring victory.

• World War I

• World War II

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

How did the Korean War impact the world? Select all the right answers.

• The USA had to be more involved in Asia.

• The USSR placed more nuclear weapons in Asia.

• The increased military tensions led to NATO being strengthened further.

• The Cold War tensions got worse because of the fighting.

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

• 35^th

• 36^th

• 37^th

• 38^th