Question 1

When WWII began, which country controlled Korea?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 2

During the first battle of the Korean War in June of 1950,

Accepted Answer

North Koreans took control of the South Korean capital of Seoul.

Question 3

In what year did China become a communist nation?

Accepted Answer

1949

Question 4

Which of the following statements best describes the state of the Korean Peninsula after World War II?

Accepted Answer

South Korea became democratic; North Korea became communist.

Question 5

Communism spread to China and to which of the following countries during and immediately after World War II?

Accepted Answer

Turkey, Egypt, Vietnam, and Indonesia

Question 6

By July of 1950, North Korean forces had pushed South Korean forces as far south as

Accepted Answer

Pusan.

Question 7

In the years following World War II, the United States established a policy of containment to

Accepted Answer

prevent the spread of communism outside of Eastern Europe.

Question 8

In October of 1950, UN troops pushed far into North Korea, which

Accepted Answer

led China to become involved in the war.

Question 9

Which statement best describes US involvement in the Korean Peninsula today?

Accepted Answer

The United States has troops in place to help patrol the demilitarized zone between North Korea and South Korea.

Question 10

Which of the following statements best describes the course of the Korean War during the last year-and-a-half of the conflict?

Accepted Answer

Neither side could win an advantage.

The Korean War

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