Korean war

Question 1

Who was the USA in conflict with in the 1950s?

Answer 1

USSR

Question 2

What was this conflict known as?

Answer 2

Cold war

Question 3

Why were USSR and USA at war?

Answer 3

There ideology disagreed

Question 4

What did the USSR do after WW2?

Answer 4

Take control of many countries in Eastern Europe

Question 5

What was the Truman Doctrine?

Answer 5

Helping countries that might be taken over by communism

Question 6

What happened to China in 1949?

Answer 6

They became communist

Question 7

Who ruled Korea up until 1945?

Answer 7

Japan

Question 8

What happened to Korea in 1945?

Answer 8

North freed by soviet troops
South freed by American troops

Question 9

Who ruled North Korea?

Answer 9

Kim Il Sung

Question 10

Who ruled South Korea?

Answer 10

Syngman Rhee

Question 11

What was the 38th parallel?

Answer 11

The border that separates north and south

Question 12

What did Kim Il Sung order in 1950?

Answer 12

Invasion of South Korea

Question 13

Which 2 countries supported North Korea forces with equipment?

Answer 13

USSR and China

Question 14

How successful was the first invasion after 4 months?

Answer 14

Had taken everything accept a small part in south east

Question 15

How did Truman respond to the first invasion?

Answer 15

Sent war ships to South
Offered advisers and supplies to South

Question 16

Who led the UN troops?

Answer 16

General Macarthur

Question 17

How many countries provided troops for UN forces in Korea?

Answer 17

18

Question 18

What nationality were the majority of the UN troops?

Answer 18

American

Question 19

How successful were UN troops in the first few weeks of the war?

Answer 19

They regained control of South Korea

Question 20

What did the UN troops do after their initial success?

Answer 20

Attacked North Korea

Question 21

What did China’s leader, Mao Zedong, warn the UN?

Answer 21

They would get involved if invasion continued

Question 22

Where is the Yalu River and why was it significant that UN troops reached it?

Answer 22

It was the border of China

Question 23

How many Chinese troops joined the war in October 1950?

Answer 23

200,000

Question 24

How were China supported by the USSR?

Answer 24

They were supplied with modern tanks and planes

Question 25

What had Chinese troops achieved by January 1951?

Answer 25

They had captured Seoul

Question 26

Why did the war become a stalemate?

Answer 26

They were fighting around 38th parallel