Sec 4 EHY Korean War

Which country was Korea a colony of before WW2?

• USA

• Britain

• Japan

• China

Answer explanation

Korea had lost its independence when it was taken over by Japan in 1910. It remained a Japanese colony until Aug 1945 when Japan surrendered.

What was the name of the conference that decided Korea was to be split into 2 occupation zones?

• Panmunjom Conference

• Yalta Conference

• Potsdam Conference

Answer explanation

It was at the Potsdam Conference where it was decided that Korea will be divided into 2 occupation zones until a Provisional Government was formed. US and Soviet troops had moved respectively into the south and north of Korea.

Who was elected to become the president of the newly founded Republic of Korea? (ROK)

• Syngman Rhee

• Kim Il Sung

• Park Ji Sung

• Kim Jong Il

Answer explanation

In 1948,the UN Commission on Korea held national election in American occupied South and Syngman Rhee (anti-jap, patriot) became elected as the president of the ROK. The communists in South Korea boycotted the elections.

In which year did the USSR and the USA withdraw its troops from the North and South respectively?

• USSR: 1948

  USA: 1949

• USSR: 1949

  USA: 1948

• USSR: 1950

  USA: 1951

Answer explanation

The withdrawal of troops in 1948-49 destabilising effect and both the North and South became more aggressive. Between 1949 and 1950, several border clashes arose.

Who gave the 'permission' for Kim Il Sung to invade South Korea in 1950?

• Mao Zedong

• Stalin

• Peng Dehuai

Answer explanation

With changes in circumstances (eg. neighbouring China becoming communist in 1949, Soviet explosion of the atomic bomb achieving atomic parity, Sino-Soviet alliance etc.), Stalin gave his 'permission' for the North to invade South.

Who was the US commander that led the UN forces and those of South Korea to respond to the North's invasion?

• General Douglas MacDonald

• General Douglas MacArthur

• General Doolittle MacArthur

• General Doolittle MacDonald

Which of these are some of the motivations that led USA to get involved in the Korean Civil War in late 1940s?

• Limited success in Truman's containment policy

• Communist victory in China (Domino Theory)

• Condemnation and purge of communist sympathisers in USA (McCarthyism)

• End of US atomic monopoly after USSR dropped its bomb

What was the name of the report produced by the UN Security Council in 1950 that warned of communist activities around the world and its roots in the USSR?

• NSC-68

• Long Telegram

• Truman Doctrine

Which part of Korea did General MacArthur first launch his counter-invasion?

• Seoul

• Pusan

• Incheon

• Pyeongyang

Which country began to be involved in the war in October 1950?

• Taiwan

• Vietnam

• China