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Modern Korea

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Japan entered WWII in desperate need of resources, mainly _____.

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

steel

d)

uranium

2.

Following WWII, military units of two of the Allied Powers- the Soviet Union and the ____ occupied the Korean Peninsula.

a)

USA

b)

France

c)

China

d)

Vietnam

3.

President Kim Il-sung was fearful that South Korea would attempt an invasion of North Korea.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Immediately after WWII North Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union, and South Korea was occupied and controlled by Canada.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

The ______ War was the war over government control that was fought between North Korea and South Korea.

a)

Korean

b)

Vietnam

c)

Indo-China

d)

Civil

6.

When describing North Korea, the term isolation refers to what?

a)

the country's lack of contact with the outside world

b)

the country's physical separation from the rest of the world

c)

the country's leader living alone in a palace

d)

the country wanting there to be only one set of national borders

7.

All of the leaders of North Korea are members of which family?

a)

Kim

b)

Mao

c)

Lee

d)

Song

8.

Following WWII the government of North Korea most closely resembled that of which other country?

a)

the Soviet Union

b)

Germany

c)

USA

d)

Cuba

9.

What was the result of the Korean War?

a)

a standoff that continues to this day

b)

a single unified Korea

c)

the North was destroyed by the South

d)

the South was destroyed by the North

10.

What is a very common threat used in North Korea to discourage opposition?

a)

imprisonment

b)

heavy fines

c)

relocation

d)

public humiliation

11.

Korea was a tributary state of which country in the 1800's?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Mongolia

d)

Japan

12.

Who decided to divide Korea into two parts?

a)

the Allied Powers

b)

the Axis Powers

c)

the Empire of Japan

d)

the World Communist Party

13.

King Gojong became emperor of Korea in which year?

a)

1797

b)

1897

c)

1997

d)

1697

14.

What term means that a leader like a king is made to give up their position of leadership?

a)

abdication

b)

detention

c)

absolution

d)

aberration

15.

Between 1894 & 1895, what two countries battled over Korea?

a)

China and Japan

b)

USA and Canada

c)

France and Germany

d)

Vietnam and Laos

16.

Which map line became the dividing line between North and South Korea?

a)

38 degrees north

b)

38 degrees south

c)

127 degrees east

d)

127 degrees west

17.

Of the following options, what can you infer about the government of North Korea?

a)

free elections are not allowed

b)

the leader has term limits

c)

there are multiple political parties

d)

the government respects basic human rights

18.

Which term best describes the Soviet Union's foreign policy during the Cold War?

a)

expansionist

b)

isolationist

c)

laissez-faire

d)

introverted

19.

Which term best describes General MacArthur's tactics during the Korean War?

a)

aggressive

b)

pacifist

c)

compliant

d)

diplomatic

20.

Which country entered the Korean War because they felt threatened by US troops at their border?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Indonesia

d)

Philippines

21.

In which year was Korea divided into two countries?

a)

1945

b)

1946

c)

1947

d)

1948

22.

In 1950 North Korea captured all of South Korea except for ____

a)

Busan

b)

Seoul

c)

Incheon

d)

Changwon

23.

Who was the commander of the UN troops sent to help South Korea?

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

George Patton

c)

Colin Powell

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

24.

When did the South Korean and United Nations troops regain control of South Korea from North Korea?

a)

by the end of September 1950

b)

Christmas of 1951

c)

it still has not been achieved

d)

January of 1954

25.
In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was ______________.
a)
a wall built between countries controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren't.
b)
another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War. 
c)
an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries.
d)
a divider between the good and the evil.
26.
What color was associated with communism?
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Green
27.
Korea was a _________________ of Japan until the end of WWII.
a)
colony
b)
protectorate
c)
territory
d)
country
28.

How did the USA get involved in the Korean War?

a)

They dropped nuclear bombs to force North Korea into surrendering.

b)

They saved South Korea after it was invaded, then chased the North Korean forces into China.

c)

They helped to negotiate for South Korea to surrender.

d)

They fought directly with the USSR in Korea.

29.

The president of the USA during the Korean War was

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Joseph Stalin

30.

What happened that ended the fighting in the Korean War? Select all the right answers.

a)

North Korea surrendered.

b)

Both sides agreed to an armistice to stop fighting.

c)

A demilitarised zone was created alone the 38th parallel, which is the current border.

d)

A peace treaty was signed to end the war.

31.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
32.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
33.

What type of economic system did North Korea follow?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Communism

34.

Who came to the aid of South Korea?

a)

United States

b)

United Nations

c)

Great Britian

d)

China

35.

The Korean peninsula is bordered by which bodies of water?

a)

the Sea of japan

b)

the Yellow Sea

c)

the Indian Ocean

d)

the Mediterranean Sea

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