Korean War

Which countries troops joined the war after the United States entered the war?

• Japanese

• Chinese

• English

• German

General MacArthur suggests to Truman that the US use ________ on the Koreans but Truman believes that would start WWIII.

Nobody is winning this war so there is a stalemate at what parallel line?

• 47

• 56

• 38

• 4

DMZ stands for

• demilitarized zone

• demoney zone

• democracy meant zone

• demonized zone

Does the DMZ still exist today?

• Yes!

• Nope!

What is Kim Jung-un's last name?

• Kim

• Jung

• un

• Jung-un

How is the current leader of North Korea related to the fonder of North Korea in 1948?

• He is not related to the founder of North Korea.

• He is his brother.

• He is his son.

• He is his grandson.

The Korean War is known as a "police action" by the US government. What does this mean?

• It is the same as a full out war.

• Congress never was asked to declare war.

• It wasn't either - we had no business being in Korea.

• It was actually more intense than a declared war.

What was the purpose of the United States in Korea?

• To help the Chinese attack South Korea

• To help North Korea defend themselves against the communists

• To stop communism from spreading into South Korea

• To help Korea attack China

What the United States victorious in the Korean War?

• yes - We were able to stop communism from spreading into the Korean peninsula.

• no - Communists took over the entire peninsula of Korea.

• somewhat - We were able to help South Korea from being taken over by communists but North Korea remained communist.

• somewhat - China controls North Korea and the United States controls South Korea.