The Korean War Reading Quiz

At the end of World War II, the US wanted to claim part of Korea south of the 28th parallel because

• They knew eventually BTS would come from there

• They wanted to stop Soviet expansion in Korea

• They wanted to expand military bases in Asia

• They wanted to check China's growing influence in the region

The Soviet Union was interested in controlling Korea after WWII because

• They also knew that BTS would be from there in the future

• They wanted locations for their nuclear arsenal

• They wanted to weaken Mao in Asia

• They had historical ties to Korea and Korea had desirable resources

After the fall of the USSR in the early 1990s and the opening up of Soviet archives, the world learned that

• K-Pop was actually created by the KGB

• The Soviets were responsible for the start of the Korean War

• North Korean was responsible for the start of the Korean War

• Khrushchev couldn't swim

US Secretary of State Dean Acheson's "Pacific Perimeter Speech" in 1950 is significant because

• He declared his love of Black Pink AND BTS

• It outlined a very hawkish military plan to deal with Korea

• It did not mention Korea as an area of US influence in Asia, leading the USSR to give support to North Korea to invade the south

• It argued that the US would no longer support Taiwan

After North Korean invaded South Korea in 1950, the West responded by

• Sending in BTS

• referring the crisis to the UN

• Invading North Korea

• Threatening nuclear strikes against China

After UN forces led by US General Douglas MacArthur led an amphibious attack they pushed North Korean forces back to

• The 38th parallel

• The Yalu river and the border with China

• Seoul to attend a BTS concert

• To the mountains of central Korea

While the US and UN forces celebrating their gains to the Yalu river, China responded by

• Threatening nuclear retaliation

• forcing BTS to only sing original songs written by Mao during the Long March

• Asking the USSR to send supplies and weapons to the North Koreans

• Sending 300,000 troops into North Korea

Which of the following was NOT, I repeat NOT, an impact of the Korean War

• The major powers agreed to keep conflicts limited

• the USA intensified intelligence gathering in Eastern Europe through the creation of the CIA

• It convinced the US that communist states were actively trying to take over the world

• North and South Korea eventually unified

Why is line on this map important?

• Its the road leading to the BTS recording studio

• It marks the farthest north UN forces reached during the war

• It is the 38th parallel, marking the border between North and South Korea

• It indicates where North Korean forces reached by late 1952