Korea

Question 1

When did Korea become a protectorate of Japan?

Answer 1

1905

Question 2

Who did the Koreans fight on the same side as in WWII?

Answer 2

Japan

Question 3

What declaration made Korea independent in 1945?

Answer 3

The potsdam declaration

Question 4

Who took over Japan after WWII?

Answer 4

USA

Question 5

Which superpower had its army in Machuria after WWII?

Answer 5

The ussr

Question 6

Which European country had control in Indo-China (Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam)?

Answer 6

France

Question 7

At the Potsdam Conference of 1945 Korea was taken from Japan and divided into two. What was the dividing line?

Answer 7

The 38th parallel

Question 8

How much of the world’s gold reserve did the USA have in 1945?

Answer 8

Two thirds

Question 9

How many warships did the USA have in 1945?

Answer 9

1200

Question 10

How many long range B52 bombers did the USA have in 1945?

Answer 10

1000

Question 11

The RoK was formed in South Korea in 1948. What does RoK stand for?

Answer 11

Republic of Korea

Question 12

The DPRK was formed in Nouth Korea in 1948. What does DPRK stand for?

Answer 12

Democratic people’s Republic of Korea

Question 13

How many casualties did the USA have?

Answer 13

30,000 died 100,000 wounded

Question 14

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

Answer 14

$48 billion from $12 to $60 billion

Question 15

What % of GDP did the US spend on the Korean War?

Answer 15

14%

Question 16

What did the USA set up in 1954 to stop the spread of Communism in SE Asia?

Answer 16

SEATO

Question 17

How big was the buffer zone on its own borders gained by China?

Answer 17

300km

Question 18

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

Answer 18

900,000

Question 19

What did the RoK sign with the USA in 1953?

Answer 19

The mutual defence treaty

Question 20

How many Koreans were casualties of the War?

Answer 20

2.5 million

Question 21

What percentage of Korean civilians died in the war?

Answer 21

10%

Question 22

How many homes were destroyed in the war?

Answer 22

600,000

Question 23

How many South Koreans were captured by the North?

Answer 23

80,000

Question 24

What did the USSR have to increase spending on as a result of events in Korea?

Answer 24

Arms production

Question 25

What city did the DPRK capture on June 28th 1950?

Answer 25

Seoul

Question 26

Which south-eastern region had the forces of the the RoK retreated to by August 1950?

Answer 26

Pusan

Question 27

Where had Chinese troops assembled ready for an invasion by August 1950?

Answer 27

Manchuria

Question 28

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

Answer 28

29

Question 29

Who was put in charge of the UN troops?

Answer 29

General MacArthur

Question 30

Where did the UN troops first attack the forces of the DPRK?

Answer 30

Inchon

Question 31

By September 1950 the UN forces had pushed the DPRK troops back to the Chinese border. What river marks that border?

Answer 31

Yalu river

Question 32

In late October how many Chinese troops launched an attack against the UN?

Answer 32

200,000

Question 33

When did the UN troops lose control of Seoul?

Answer 33

January 1951

Question 34

When did MacArthur openly threaten China with an atom bomb without President Truman's permission?

Answer 34

March 1951

Question 35

What happened to MacArthur in April 1951?

Answer 35

Truman sacked him

Question 36

What started in June 1951?

Answer 36

Peace talks between north and south

Question 37

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

Answer 37

The exchange of prisoners

Question 38

Who died in March 1953 which helped peace talks?

Answer 38

Stalin

Question 39

Who became the new leader of the USSR in March 1953?

Answer 39

Malenkov

Question 40

Who became the new president of the USA in January 1953?

Answer 40

Eisenhower

Question 41

Why was the ussr boycotting the security council of the UN in 1950?

Answer 41

UN had failed to recognise communist takeover of China. The UN did not recognise communist China until 1971

Question 42

How did the absence of the USSR allow the USA to persuade the UN to get involved in Korea

Answer 42

The USSR couldn’t veto UN involvement in the war