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Question 1

When was Korea forced to become a protectorate of Japan?

Answer 1

1905

Question 2

What did the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910 do and when exactly?

Answer 2

29th August started the annexation of the Korean Empire by Imperial Japan - Korea refused to sign the treaty, and now Korea legally must do Japan’s orders

Question 3

Who and when tried to assassinate Emperor Hirohito in Tokyo?

Answer 3

1932, Korean independence activist Lee Bong Chang

Question 4

In what year do the Japanese and the allies go to war and what does this mean for Korea?

Answer 4

1941 - Korean troops were used against America

Question 5

From what year were how many Korean males inducted into the army?

Answer 5

1944 - 200,00 Koreans

Question 6

What declaration made Korea independent and when?

Answer 6

Potsdam Declaration 1945

Question 7

When did the USA create RoK and what did it stand for?

Answer 7

1948 - Republic of Korea - capitalist

Question 8

When did the USSR create the DPRK and what did it stand for?

Answer 8

1948 - Democratic People’s Republic of Korea - communist

Question 9

What was the DPRK’s leader called from 1948?

Answer 9

Kim Il Sung

Question 10

How many communist supporters did Kim Il Sung claim lived in the south?

Answer 10

200,000

Question 11

What was the RoK’s leader called from 1948?

Answer 11

Syngman Rhee

Question 12

What did Syngman Rhee want with Korea?

Answer 12

to reunite Korea and remove all traces of communism

Question 13

Why was Stalin initially reluctant to help the DPRK and why did this change?

Answer 13

Stalin didn’t want to upset the USA, but when China became communist, he wanted to show the USSR were stronger than China

Question 14

Why was Stalin already upset before the Korean war

Answer 14

he had been forced to back down after he attempted to blockade West Berlin and make it communist

Question 15

By Feb 1950, how many pieces of artillery had the USSR agreed to provide?

Answer 15

1600

Question 16

By Feb 1950, how many military aircraft had the USSR agreed to provide?

Answer 16

178

Question 17

By Feb 1950, what had the USSR given 258 of?

Answer 17

T-34 tanks

Question 18

What did Stalin refuse to supply to the DPRK?

Answer 18

troops

Question 19

Who was China’s communist leader?

Answer 19

Mao Zedong

Question 20

What was Mao’s priority?

Answer 20

regain Taiwan

Question 21

From mid 1950, what did China allow to support Korea?

Answer 21

military volunteers

Question 22

In what month and year was China forced to intervene due to pressure from Stalin?

Answer 22

November 1950

Question 23

How much did the USA give Chiang Kai-Shek to stop communists taking over?

Answer 23

$2 billion

Question 24

When did Chiang Kai-Shek retreat after losing to communism, and to where?

Answer 24

1949 - Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa)

Question 25

Give 2 other countries that communism spread to

Answer 25

Malaya, Indonesia, Burma, Phillipines

Question 26

What did the Truman Doctrine state and when was this?

Answer 26

1947 - policy of containment - “for every communist action, there will be an equal American reaction”

Question 27

What did Truman send to Korea?

Answer 27

Warships and advisors

Question 28

Why was the USSR boycotting the UN Security Council?

Answer 28

They had refused to recognise communism in China as legal

Question 29

Why did it matter that the USSR weren’t at the UN?

Answer 29

They couldn’t veto the UN’s involvement in Korea, meaning America could now get involved

Question 30

What happened in June 1950?

Answer 30

N.Korea rapidly advanced into South and captures Seoul

Question 31

How far do N.Korea push back S.Korea by the most?

Answer 31

Southern troops pushed back to Pusan in the SE corner - “Pusan Pocket”

Question 32

Where had Chinese troops gathered?

Answer 32

Manchuria

Question 33

How many states had agreed to provide military, economic and medical aid?

Answer 33

29

Question 34

When and why did the USA launch the Inchon landings?

Answer 34

September 1950 - to cut off communist supply lines passing through Seoul

Question 35

By the end of September, where were S.Korean troops?

Answer 35

Back at the 38th parallel, having retaken Seoul

Question 36

By October, where were US forces (on behalf of UN)?

Answer 36

At the Yalu River = the Chinese border

Question 37

When and how many Chinese People’s Volunteers (troops) had launched an attack?

Answer 37

25th Oct 1950 - 200,000 troops

Question 38

When were US forces pushed out of Seoul and what happened after?

Answer 38

January 1951- after bitter weeks of fighting they managed to get back to 38th parallel

Question 39

When did MacArthur say a stupid thing?

Answer 39

March 1951 threatened China with nukes

Question 40

When did Truman sack General MacArthur?

Answer 40

April 1951

Question 41

When and where do peace talks begin?

Answer 41

June 1951 at Kaesong

Question 42

When was Truman replaced as President, and who took over?

Answer 42

1952 Eisenhower became President

Question 43

When did Stalin die and who replaced him?

Answer 43

1953, the less aggressive Malenkov replaced him

Question 44

Why did initial peace talks fail?

Answer 44

Dispute over the exchange of prisoners

Question 45

When and where was an armistice signed?

Answer 45

July 1953 in Panmunjom

Question 46

What did the armistice confirm?

Answer 46

- 2 mile demilitarised zone either side of 38th parallel - exchange of prisoners - withdrawal of all troops

Question 47

What did the UN gain from the war?

Answer 47

- respect from prompt action | - showed it was an effective organisation

Question 48

How did the UN upset China?

Answer 48

By recognising Formosa as the Chinese Government, and not Mao Zedong

Question 49

How many casualties did the UN suffer?

Answer 49

30,000 casualties, mostly American

Question 50

What year was SEATO formed, what does it stand for and what does it do?

Answer 50

1954 - South East Asian Treaty Organisation - designed to stop communism in the far east

Question 51

What did the US achieve by fighting in the war?

Answer 51

That they would enforce the Truman Doctrine, and could stop communism

Question 52

How many US soldiers died and how many were wounded?

Answer 52

30,000 died 100,000 wounded

Question 53

How much did defence spending increase from and to?

Answer 53

$12 billion - $60 billion

Question 54

What was the Defence Spending as a % of the US’s GNP in 1953

Answer 54

14% of America’s GNP

Question 55

How many casualties did China have?

Answer 55

900,000

Question 56

In what ways did China lose the war?

Answer 56

Couldn’t join UN - no hope of trade with US - failed to win S.Korea as communist

Question 57

How big was the buffer zone that China gained from the war?

Answer 57

300km buffer zone - aka N.Korea

Question 58

In what ways did China win the war?

Answer 58

Gained respect of communist supported in Asia - saved N.Korea from America

Question 59

What did S.Korea sign with the USA?

Answer 59

The Mutual Defence Treaty

Question 60

What did both the North and the South benefit from the war?

Answer 60

Links with superpowers - trade and protection

Question 61

How did the USSR gain from the war?

Answer 61

Closer friendship with China - promoted Stalin’s image as a defender of communism

Question 62

How did conflict between China and the USA help the USSR?

Answer 62

Strengthened the USSR’s position as the dominant communist power

Question 63

How many civilians died %

Answer 63

10%

Question 64

How many casualties did Korea have?

Answer 64

2.5 million

Question 65

How many homes were destroyed?

Answer 65

600,000

Question 66

How many prisoners of war were released to return to the south?

Answer 66

9000 prisoners out of 80,000

Question 67

What happened to the rest of the prisoners of war that weren’t released by the North?

Answer 67

Forced into marriages with war widows and orphans or used as labourers

Question 68

How did the USSR suffer losses in the war?

Answer 68

Forced into and expensive arms race with the USA