USII.8 The Korean War

In Korea, before and after the Korean War, a __________ controlled North Korea while non-communists controlled South Korea.

• communist government

• Japanese government

• democratically elected

• Soviet government

A cause of the Korean War was:

• the invasion of South Korea by North Korea

• the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• the Cuban Missile Crisis

• the fall of the Berlin Wall

Arriving from Japan where he had been the governor, this person took control of the troops fighting the communists.

• Douglas MacArthur

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• George Marshall

• Chester W. Nimitz

Even though a vast majority of troops fighting the communist north were from the United States, this organization was actually responsible for fighting against communist forces in Korea.

• the League of Nations

• the United Nations

• the Soviet Union

• the Warsaw Pact

What was the result of the Korean War?

• the new border actually had moved just a bit to the north

• South Korea was now communist

• the United States had become communist

• the United Nations was now communist

What brilliant move did the United Nations forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur make in phase two of the Korean War?

• They launched a surprise amphibious landing at Inchon.

• They retreated to the Pusan Perimeter.

• They signed an armistice with North Korea.

• They invaded China.

In phase three of the war, the Korean War suddenly went poorly for the Americans and United Nations as _______.

• Chinese forces entered the war

• the Soviet Union surrendered

• North Korea withdrew from the war

• the United States invaded Japan

Which country sent 300,000 soldiers to help out the North Korean communists during the Korean War?

• China

• Cuba

• Japan

• South Korea

The bloodiest part of the war ended in both sides locked into battle, never advancing or retreating. No side seemed to be the clear winner. This was a lot like World War One. This is called.....

• stalemate

• breakthrough

• surrender

• invasion

What landed General MacArthur in trouble and eventually fired?

• he failed to attack the communist North Koreans

• dangerous comments he made about attacking the Chinese and disrespecting President Truman

• he was a very poor military leader and was a bad choice of leader of the UN troops

• he was complaining about his low pay