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North and South Korea

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Country does this flag represent?
a)
South Korea
b)
North Korea
2.
The Korean War took place between 1950 and 1953.  This was the first major conflict of the ______________.
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Cold War
c)
World War II
d)
Afghan-Soviet War
3.
The Korean War was started by
a)
the United States and its allies
b)
North Korea's invasion of the South
c)
China
d)
Russia
4.

In what year was the armistice signed, ending the war in Korea?

a)

1945

b)

1959

c)

1948

d)

1953

5.

What country has traditionally been an ally of North Korea?

a)

Russia

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

S. Korea

6.

Hundreds of protesters were killed or injured by the Chinese military

a)

in Tienanmen Square

b)

in downtown Shanghai

c)

near the port of Hong Kong

d)

in the Forbidden city

7.

What is the population of North Korea?

a)

50 million

b)

30 million

c)

25 million

d)

20 million

8.

What is the population of South Korea?

a)

40 million

b)

50 million

c)

20 million

d)

30 million

9.

Which is South Korea's flag

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which Country Invaded first?

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

11.

How do you gain leadership in North korea

a)

By a vote but it is for a fixed party

b)

The leadership is passed down from the family

12.

Which Korea is a democracy

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

13.

Which Korea is a Dictatorship

a)

North Korea

b)

South korea

14.

What country borders North Korea to the north?

a)

Japan

b)

South Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

China

15.

What continent is North and South Korea found on?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

16.

What is the name of the Korean currency?

a)

Yen

b)

Dollar

c)

Won

d)

Rupee

17.
What is the important event that happened in Korea when the Army invaded the South?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Korean War
18.
After WWII, Korea was
a)
divided into a republic in the south and communism in the north.
b)
governed by an alliance of western European nations.
c)
divided into a republic in the north and communism in the south.
d)
unified for the first time in many years.
19.
Where is Korea divided?
a)
36th Parallel
b)
34th Parallel
c)
39th Parallel
d)
38th Parallel
20.

How did the Korean War end?

a)

The United States dropped two hydrogen bombs on North Korea effectively ending the war.

b)

The North Korean military with help from China took over the entire Korean Peninsula

c)

North and South Korea agreed to an armistice in 1953 (no treaty was signed to formally end the war) and the two countries remain divided by the 38th parallel.

d)

General Mao Zedong led South Korea to victory over Ho Chi Minh and the North Korean army