Korea

Question 1

When was the Korean War?

Answer 1

1950-1953

Question 2

Who was put in charge of UN troops?

Answer 2

General MacArthur

Question 3

When did General MacArthur openly threaten China with an atom bomb without president Truman’s permission?

Answer 3

March 1951

Question 4

What happened in April 1951?

Answer 4

MacArthur was sacked by Truman

Question 5

How much of the world’s gold reserves did the USA own?

Answer 5

2/3

Question 6

How much did the USA give Chiang Kai-Shek to prevent the spread of communism in China?

Answer 6

$2 billion

Question 7

What country took over Japan after WW2 ended?

Answer 7

The USA

Question 8

Who was the communist leader of China?

Answer 8

Mao Zedong

Question 9

Why did China get involved with Korea in November 1950?

Answer 9

Pressure from Stalin

Question 10

How many communist sympathisers lives in South Korea?

Answer 10

200,000

Question 11

What does RoK stand for?

Answer 11

Republic of Korea

Question 12

When was RoK formed?

Answer 12

August 1948

Question 13

Who was the leader of RoK?

Answer 13

Syngman Rhee was the anti-communist (South Korean) leader of RoK

Question 14

When did the DPRK capture Seoul?

Answer 14

June 28th 1950

Question 15

When did US troops lose control of Seoul?

Answer 15

January 1951

Question 16

What did the armistice confirm?

Answer 16

• a 2 mike demilitarised zone either side of the 38th parallel
• all forces withdraw to their own territory
• prisoner exchange would begin

Question 17

What was the division line between the north and the south called?

Answer 17

The 38th parallel

Question 18

What happened in September 1950?

Answer 18

The UN forces pushed the DPRK back to the Chinese border and the Yalu River

Question 19

What does DPRK stand for?

Answer 19

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Question 20

Who was the leader of the DPRK

Answer 20

Kim Il Sung was the communist (North Korean) leader of the DPRK

Question 21

When was the DPRK formed?

Answer 21

September 1948

Question 22

When and where was the armistice signed?

Answer 22

It was signed in Panmunjom in July 1953

Question 23

What percentage of Korean civilians died in the Korean War?

Answer 23

10%

Question 24

How many states agreed to help the UN provide military, economic and medical aid to South Korea?

Answer 24

29

Question 25

How much did US defence spending increase by during the Korean War?

Answer 25

$12 billion - $60 billion

Question 26

What did the USSR have to increase spending on due to events in Korea?

Answer 26

Arms production

Question 27

Where did Chiang Kai-Shek flee to in 1949 after he lost to the communists?

Answer 27

Taiwan

Question 28

When did Stalin die?

Answer 28

March 1953

Question 29

Who replaced Stalin?

Answer 29

Malenkov

Question 30

How many deaths did the Chinese suffer during the Korean War?

Answer 30

900,000

Question 31

Where did RoK retreat to by August 1950?

Answer 31

Pusan

Question 32

How many Koreans were casualties of the war?

Answer 32

2.5 million

Question 33

How many US soldiers died?

Answer 33

30,000

Question 34

How many US soldiers were wounded during the war?

Answer 34

100,000

Question 35

Why didn’t the USA trust the USSR?

Answer 35

Stalin had taken control of many Eastern European countries, by force, by 1949, and put communist leaders in charge

Question 36

What was the Truman Doctrine?

Answer 36

The US policy to stop the spread of communism (containment)

Question 37

What did Truman say during the Truman Doctrine speech?

Answer 37

‘For every communist action there will be an equal American reaction’

Question 38

When was the Truman Doctrine?

Answer 38

1947

Question 39

When did peace talks between North and South Korea start?

Answer 39

June 1951

Question 40

What was the main reason for the fail of early peace talks?

Answer 40

The exchange of prisoners

Question 41

How many troops launched attack against the south in October 1959, after they came too close to the Chinese border?

Answer 41

200,000 troops

Question 42

How many T-34 tanks did Stalin give the DPRK in 1950?

Answer 42

258

Question 43

How many military aircraft did Stalin give the DPRK in 1950?

Answer 43

178

Question 44

How many pieces of artillery did Stalin give to the DPRK in 1950?

Answer 44

1,600

Question 45

How many South Koreans were captured by North Korea?

Answer 45

80,000

Question 46

How many South Koreans were returned to the South after the armistice was signed?

Answer 46

9,000

Question 47

What happened to the South Koreans that weren’t returned to the South after the armistice was signed?

Answer 47

They were made to marry war widows

Question 48

Who did Mao send in to help North Korea?

Answer 48

“Military volunteers”