Korean War

Why did the Korean War start?

• South Korea attacked North Korea

• Russia engaged North Korean troops

• North Korea attacked South Korea

• Chinese troops came across the DMZ

What parallel line divides North and South Korea?

• 17th

• 48th

• 15th

• 38th

How did the Korean War end?

• In a stalemate- with a ceasefire

• With the Russians driving out the American troops

• In a win for the Chinese & South Koreans

• With Nationalist retreat to the Sea of Japan

By pouring hundreds of thousands of troops into the northern part of the Korean peninsula, what country added to the bitter fighting in Korea?

• The Soviet Union

• China

• Japan

• Mongolia

This Asian country is communist today and struggling with food and energy shortages and frequent famines. Which country is this?

• South Korea

• China

• North Korea

• Japan

Which of these Asian countries is a major trading partner of the United States and has 30,000 or so American troops still stationed there?

• South Korea

• China

• North Korea

• Japan

Before World War II, Korea was ruled by

• Russia

• China

• Japan

• USA

Who decided to split Korea before WWII ended?

• The USSR.

• The USA.

• The USSR and the USA.

• The UN.

Who was the Korean War between?

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

Who backs North Korea after World War II?

• United States

• Soviet Union

• Japan

• China