The Korean War (EdPuzzle Quiz)

The border of North and South Korea was set at the:

• 38th Parallel

• 46th Parallel

• 27th Parallel

• 19th Parallel

What was Douglas MacArthur's strategy when troops were cornered at the South Korean port of Busan?

• Supply reinforcements at the port of Busan via the nearby islands of Japan

• Strike well to the north of the conflict at Incheon, thereby cutting off the North Koreans

• Threaten the use of atomic weapons unless U.S. troops were allowed to leave the port

True of False? The government of Syngman Rhee and the government of Kim Il-sung were polar opposites. One was free, open, and democratic, the other closed and authoritarian.

• True

• False

The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is

• Free of military personnel and weapons

• A heavily armed border between North and South Korea

• The coastline of South Korea

• The capital cities of North and South Korea

The Northern part of Korea was controlled by

• China

• The United States

• Japan

• The Soviet Union

True or False? North Korea received support from the United Nations during the Korean War.

• True

• False

The Korean War was the first time that the United Nations

• Negotiated a peace treaty

• Intervened to stop an invasion

• Declared neutrality

The Korean War ended with

• The division of Korea into North and South with both countries being under indirect Chinese control

• The unification of North and South Korea as an independent Korea

• The reestablishment of a border between communist North and noncommunist South Korea

• The division of Korea into North and South with both countries being under indirect American control

The outcome of the Korean War was

• A mutually beneficial peace treaty signed by North and South Korea

• The surrender of South Korea

• An armistice

• The surrender of North Korea

After General Douglas MacArthur repeatedly criticized his own government and called for the use of atomic bombs in Korea,

• He was promoted and given access to nuclear weapons

• He quit and returned to the United States

• He was relieved of duty (fired)