Korean War Vocab

What is the DMZ?

• The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a region on the Korean peninsula that divides North Korea from South Korea

• The Destruction Zone (DMZ) is a region on the Korean peninsula that divides North Korea from China

• The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a region on the Asian peninsula that divides North Korea from South Korea

• The Destruction Zone (DMZ) is a region on the Korean peninsula that divides Japan from South Korea

The Iron Triangle was a key communist Chinese and North Korean concentration area and communications junction during the Korean War

• True

• False

Joint Chiefs of Staff

• the chain of command goes from the president to the secretary of defense, and from the secretary to the regional combatant commanders.

• President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer

• the chiefs of staff of the US Army and Air Force, the commandant of the US Marine Corps, and the chief of US Naval Operations

• Kansas City Chiefs

Armistace

• Continuation of fighting

• an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce

• an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to continue

38th parallel

• a convenient borderline for the US and USSR to divide military occupation of the Korean peninsula

• a convenient borderline for the US and USSR to divide military occupation of China

• a convenient borderline for the US and USSR to divide military occupation of Japan

• a convenient borderline for the US and USSR to divide military occupation Russia

Cold War

• The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the North and South Korea

• The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union

• The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and Germany

Refugee

• a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to find a better life for their family

• a person who has chosen to leave their country

• a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

ROK

• ROK Army or North Korean Army, is the army of North Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare

• ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare

The People's Republic of Korea (PRK) was a short-lived provisional government that was organized at the time of the surrender of the Empire of Japan at the end of World War II

• True

• False