KT5 - The Korean War

Question 1

When was Korea separated into North and South?

Answer 1

August 1945

Question 2

At which conference was the separation of Korea decided?

Answer 2

Yalta

Question 3

When did North Korean troops invade the south?

Answer 3

June 1950

Question 4

Why couldn’t the USSR use their veto at the UN meeting to prevent the UN Security Council from backing the USA?

Answer 4

• The USSR did not attend
• The USSR was boycotting the UN because they did not allow China to join the UN since they did not recognise Mao Zedong as the legitimate leader.

Question 5

When did US forces withdraw from South Korea?

Answer 5

1949

Question 6

When did Mao Zedong join China to communism?

Answer 6

October 1949

Question 7

What were the issues regarding Chinese and North Korean Prisoners of war?

Answer 7

North Korean and Chinese prisoners of war did not want to return to their home countries because their standard of living there was lower than how they were treated as prisoners of war

Question 8

After Japan lost control, who ruled the North and South of Korea?

Answer 8

• The North was controlled by Kim Il Sung who had been trained by the USSR (communist)
• The South was controlled by Singhman Rhee. He was not democratic but was anti-communist enough to gain American support

Question 9

When did Japan rule Korea?

Answer 9

1905 → 1945

Question 10

When was the ceasefire agreed for the Korean War?

Answer 10

July 1953

Question 11

What was Eisenhower’s Domino Theory?

Answer 11

• If one country fell victim to communism, then other surrounding countries would become more susceptible to communist takeover.
• In this instance, Eisenhower believed that if Korea fell to communism, then countries such as Laos, Cambodia and Thailand could also fall

Question 12

Give some consequences of the Korean War

Answer 12

• USA showed it was willing to use force to oppose communism
• The UN was proven to be more effective than the LoN in dealing with agression
• Almost 4 million casualties and massive damage to infrastructure demonstrated that it would be harder for the USA to fight off communism than it thought
• USA furthered its anti-communist alliances with SEATO and CENTO
• Krushchev made Warsaw Pact
• USA and USSR began nuclear arms race ( hydrogen bombs + ICBM’s)