Korean War

In 1895, the Japanese took control of Korea and in 1910 made it part of

• Japan

• India

• Soviet Union

• Iran

The United Nations called for _______ to choose one government for the entire country, but the Soviets opposed the idea.

• elections

• peace agreements

• new leaders

The United States withdrew its forces from Korea in 1949. In 1950, the Communist leaders of North Korea ordered an __________ of South Korea

• invasion

• bombing

• peace agreement

North Korea ________ a United Nations demand that it pull its army out of South Korea.

• ignored

• helped

• imagined

President Harry S. Truman ordered American forces to South Korea. Fifteen other __________ members also sent soldiers.

• United Nations

• South Korean

• military

About _______ percent of the UN troops were Americans.

• 90

• 30

• 50

• 100

The North Korean Army was helped by soldiers from ________.

• China

• Isreal

• Tokyo

• Korea

General Douglas MacArthur of the United States was named __________ in chief of the United Nations Command.

• commander

• master

• major

MacArthur directed Allied operations from his headquarters in ______ Japan.

• North

• Tokyo

• South

• Bogosh

Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker became field commander of the ______ ground forces in Korea

• military

• Iran

• allied