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WorksheetsKorean War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Before World War II, Korea was ruled by
Russia
China
Japan
USA
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
Who decided to split Korea before WWII ended?
The USSR.
The USA.
The USSR and the USA.
The UN.
The first country in Asia to become communist in 1949 was
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
China
Which of the statements are true about North Korea? Select all the right answers.
The USA controlled North Korea after WWII.
The USSR controlled North Korea after WWII.
Kim Il Sung was the communist leader of North Korea.
Syngman Rhee was the democratic leader of North Korea.
Which of the statements are correct about South Korea? Select all the correct answers.
The USA controlled South Korea after WWII.
The USSR controlled South Korea after WWII.
Syngman Rhee was the democratic leader of South Korea.
Syngman Rhee was the communist leader of South Korea.
Which of the statements are true? Select all the right answers.
The USSR provided military equipment to North Korea even after it withdrew from Korea.
The USA withdrew military equipment from South Korea because Syngman Rhee was too aggressive.
Syngman Rhee was a democratic leader who was fair to the South Koreans.
The Cold War tensions influenced what happened in Korea.
How do we know that the Korean War was a proxy war?
North Korea was fighting South Korea.
The people in Korea were fighting one another.
Foreign countries were fighting in the war.
The UN tried to establish peace in Korea.
What happened on 25th June 1950?
South Korea started border skirmishes along the 38th parallel.
The USA withdrew from South Korea.
North Korea invaded South Korea.
The UN sent help to South Korea.
How did the USA get involved in the Korean War?
They dropped nuclear bombs to force North Korea into surrendering.
They saved South Korea after it was invaded, then chased the North Korean forces into China.
They helped to negotiate for South Korea to surrender.
They fought directly with the USSR in Korea.
The president of the USA during the Korean War was
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
What happened when China decided to join the Korean War?
They managed to conquer Korea.
They helped North Korea push the USA and South Korean forces back across the 38th parallel.
They could not defeat the USA and South Korea, so North Korean forces remained in China.
They were attacked by the USA with nuclear weapons.
When did the fighting during the Korean War end?
1945
1950
1953
1965
What happened that ended the fighting in the Korean War? Select all the right answers.
North Korea surrendered.
Both sides agreed to an armistice to stop fighting.
A demilitarised zone was created alone the 38th parallel, which is the current border.
A peace treaty was signed to end the war.
How did the Korean War impact the world? Select all the right answers.
The USA had to be more involved in Asia.
The USSR placed more nuclear weapons in Asia.
The increased military tensions led to NATO being strengthened further.
The Cold War tensions got worse because of the fighting.
