WorksheetsThe Korean War 1950-53
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who was the President of the USA in 1950?
Truman
Eisenhower
Carter
Roosevelt
Who was the leader of the USSR in 1950?
Putin
Yeltsin
Stalin
Lenin
Who was the leader of North Korea in 1950?
Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jon-Un
Syngman Rhee
What humiliation had Stalin recently suffered which may have made him want a communist invasion of South Korea?
He didn't have a nuclear bomb
He had lost elections in Poland
China had become a Communist country
He had had to end his blockade of West Berlin because of the airlift
Why might Stalin want an invasion of South Korea?
To gain back lost Russian land
To show Communist China the USSR was still the most important Communist country in Asia.
To have South Korea as a buffer zone for the USSR
He was born in South Korea and hated it
After the invasion, where were US troops forced back to?
Inchon
Seoul
Pyongyang
Pusan
Why did the United Nations support American action in Korea?
The UN only had capitalist nations in it
USSR was boycotting the UN so couldn't veto.
The UN was only made up of Asian countries
The UN was boycotting the UN so couldn't veto.
Which US General lead the UN forces?
Truman
Yalu
MacArthur
Patton
Where did US Marines land, behind North Korean lines?
Pusan
Pyongyang
Inchon
Yalu
How many UN countries sent support to the South Koreans?
16
24
32
48
What percentage of UN troops came from America?
70%
80%
90%
100%
What does the Truman's policy of 'Containment' mean?
Atatck Communists everywhere?
Build Walls by Communist countries
Stop the Communists taking over new lands
Not being involved outside the USA
Which river on the Chinese Border did MacArthur lead UN troops to?
Pyongyang
Yalu
Saigon
Mississippi
How many Chinese 'volunteers' attacked UN troops in October 1950?
100,000
200,000
300,000
500,000
Why did President Truman sack General MacArthur
MacArthur wanted to pull back to the 38 parallel and give up land,
MacArthur showed signs of battle fatigue.
MacArthur wanted to attack China and start a bigger war.
MacArthur wanted to drop the Atomic Bomb on China and start a bigger war.
Where were troops fighting when the Armistice was signed?
33 Parallel
17 Parallel
30 parallel
38 Parallel
How did the UN benefit from the Korean War?
Unlike the League of Nations it had effectively intervened in a conflict.
It took control of South Korea
It took control of North Korea
It managed to unite all of Korea.
How did the UN lose from the Korean War?
South Korea left the UN
South Korea became Communist
The USSR never boycotted the UN again so it could never take the same action.
North Korea declared war on the UN
How did the US benefit from the Korean War?
30,000 Americans were killed
It contained Communsism
North Korea became an ally
USSR became their friends
How did the USA lose from the Korean War?
South Korea became Communist
France left Vietnam
Arms spedning went up from $12 billion to $60 billion
The USSR took control of South Korea
How did the USSR benefit from the Korean War?
The took control of South Korea
They left the UN
Stalin became head of the UN
They developed their alliance with Communist China
How did the USSR lose from the Korean War?
North Korea joined the USA
South Korea took control of North Korea
Stalin had to give up Berlin
They were forced into an expensive arms race with the USA
How did the Korea benefit from the Korean War?
North & South Korea continued to exist
South Korea became Communist
North Korea became Capitalist
Wales lost to them in the 1954 World Cup
How did the Korea suffer from the Korean War?
1.3 million people were killed.
1 in 10 people were killed.
Agriculture was ruined.
Much industry was ruined
North Korea borders which country?
USSR
USA
Japan
China
