Korean War Causes and Perspectives Quiz

Select the correct cause for US entry into the Korean War?

• McCarthyism and US internal fears of communist influence

• Fear of Vietnam

• Request from Senator McCarthy

• The soured relationship between Stalin and Truman

What is the Domino theory in the context of the Korean War?

• The Domino theory is a military strategy used by North Korea during the war.
• The Domino theory suggests that communism would only spread in Europe after the Korean War.
• The Domino theory in the context of the Korean War is the belief that the fall of Korea to communism would lead to the spread of communism throughout Asia.
• The Domino theory states that all countries in Asia would become democratic after Korea's fall.

What was the main cause of anti-communist fever in the US during the early 1950s?

• Fear of the spread of communism and geopolitical tensions.
• Isolationist foreign policy
• Economic prosperity in the US
• Cultural exchange programs

What did the NSC 68 establish?

• A strategy for environmental protection and sustainability.
• A framework for U.S. national security policy emphasizing military strength and containment of communism.
• A treaty to promote global trade agreements.
• A plan for economic recovery after World War II.

What was a main fear of the US regarding Japan's post WW2 recovery?

• The fear of Japan becoming threatened by the spread of communism

• The fear of Japan's economic collapse.
• The fear of Japan adopting communism.
• The fear of Japan becoming a trading partner.

What is the Traditionalist/Orthodox Perspective of the cause of the Korean War?

• The Korean War was caused by a civil dispute within South Korea.
• The Korean War was initiated by a UN intervention in North Korea.
• The Korean War resulted from economic sanctions imposed on North Korea.
• The Korean War was caused by North Korea's invasion of South Korea, driven by communist expansionism.

What is the Revisionist Perspective of the causes of the Korean War?

• The Revisionist Perspective views the Korean War as a consequence of U.S. intervention and Cold War dynamics rather than purely North Korean aggression.
• The Revisionist Perspective blames the Soviet Union for the Korean War.
• The Revisionist Perspective sees the war as a result of internal conflicts in South Korea.
• The Revisionist Perspective argues that the Korean War was solely caused by Chinese aggression.

What is the Post-Revisionist Perspective of the Korean War?

• The Post-Revisionist Perspective blames only the United States for the war.
• The Post-Revisionist Perspective sees the Korean War as a simple conflict with clear aggressors.
• The Post-Revisionist Perspective views the Korean War as a complex conflict shaped by multiple factors, including the actions of both superpowers and Korean actors.
• The Post-Revisionist Perspective ignores the role of Korean actors in the conflict.

What were the SECOND 3 causes for US entry into the Korean War?

• National Security Council's NSC-68 recommendations for how the US should handle the Communist Threat

• Japanese safety from a communist Korea only 100 miles away

• UN and new world order being tested. History has taught The West to be more aggressive.

What did historian John Gaddis say about the cause of the Korean War?