Korean war and Japan

Before World War II, Korea was ruled by

• Russia

• China

• Japan

• USA

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

• 35^th

• 36^th

• 37^th

• 38^th

Who decided to split Korea after WWII?

• The USSR.

• The USA.

• China.

• The UN.

The first country in Asia to become communist in 1949 was

• Japan

• North Korea

• South Korea

• China

How do we know that the Korean War was a civil war?

• The USA helped South Korea.

• The UN got involved in the war.

• North Korea was fighting South Korea.

• The USSR sent help to North Korea.

The president of the USA during the Korean War was

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Harry Truman

• Joseph Stalin

Why did the U.S. go to war with North Korea?

• To prevent South Korea from becoming capitalist

• To prevent North Korea from becoming communist

• To prevent South Korea from becoming communist

• To free South Korea from Japanese control

Who was the Korean War between?

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

What lead to the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII in the Pacific?

• US dropped atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities.

• Russia defeated the Japanese in North Korea.

• Japan dropped atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor Naval base.

• United States agreed to help rebuild Japan

How did Japan grow into a world power (and an empire) before WWII?

• using money from trade to expand military power and take over more territory in Asia

• making alliances with China and Russia to control more land

• attacking Pearl Harbor to conquer US lands in the Pacific

• forming alliances with the Nazis to control more land in Europe