Unit 3 Exam Review

Which statement is false about the Korean War?

• Russia supported North Korea

• America supported South Korea

• the war began when North Korea invaded South Korea

• The US never got directly involved in the war

Why is the Korean War considered a "proxy war"?

• Because the US was never directly involved

• Because Russia only supported N. Korea

• Because Russia and the US never sent troops to Korea to fight

• Because only Russia sent troops to Korea

How does US involvement in the Korean War reflect the policy of containment?

• Because we wanted to invade communist N. Korea

• Because we wanted to unite Korea as a democracy

• Because we wanted to stop Communism spreading to S. Korea

• Because we allowed communism to spread in Korea

Which statement is false about President Truman's stance on the Korean War?

• Truman supported S. Korea but did not want to send troops at first

• Truman did not want it to seem the US was at war again

• Truman wanted to contain communism in Korea without direct conflict

• Truman wanted to invade N. Korea and later go to war with China

North Korea invading _____________ caused the start of the Korean War in 1950.

• China

• Cambodia

• South Vietnam

• South Korea

What was the main goal of the United States' involvement in the Korean War?

• To spread communism in Asia

• To reunite Korea under a democratic government

• To contain the spread of communism

• To support the reunification of Korea under a communist government

Analyze the geopolitical consequences of the Korean War. What was a long-term effect of the war on the Korean Peninsula?

• The reunification of North and South Korea

• The establishment of a permanent peace treaty between North and South Korea

• The division of Korea into two separate states with a demilitarized zone

• The end of communist influence in the northern part of the peninsula

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

The Korean War ended with:

• A decisive victory for the South

• A decisive victory for the North

• The reunification of North and South Korea

• An armistice and the establishment of the DMZ

Which statement is false about how the American public felt about the Korean War?

• It was widely supported and seemed necessary to the public

• the American public largely ignored the war

• the American public did not support the war and wanted it to end quickly

• the American public seemed to "forget" about the war after it was over

The Red Scare is best described as...

• The fear of communism and Communist spies in America

• The fear of invasion from China

• The fear of US government

• The fear of conservatism and consumerism in America