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 World War II

Answer 2

Japan

Question 3

What declaration made Korea independent from 1945?

Answer 3

The Potsdam Declaration

Question 4

Who took over Japan in World War II?

Answer 4

America

Question 5

Which superpower had its army in Manchuria after World War II?

Answer 5

USSR

Question 6

Which European country had control in Indonesia, China, Leos, Cambodia and Vietnam?

Answer 6

France

Question 7

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 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 B-52 bombers did the USA have 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 North Korea in 1948. What does DPRK stand for?

Answer 12

Democratic people’s Republic of Korea

Question 13

Why did the USA distrust the USSR by the 1945?

Answer 13

Because the USSR had taken over many Eastern European countries

Question 14

How much had the US given Chiang Kai-Shek to stop the communists in China?

Answer 14

$2 billion

Question 15

Once Kai-Shek has lost to the communists in 1949 where did he have to flee to?

Answer 15

Formosa/Taiwan

Question 16

What was the Truman Doctrine?

Answer 16

It was something that stopped the spreading of communism.

Question 17

Who was the communist leader of China?

Answer 17

Mao Zedong

Question 18

Who was leader of DPRK after it was set up in 1948?

Answer 18

Kim Il Sung

Question 19

How many communist sympathisers lived in the south?

Answer 19

200,000

Question 20

Who was the leader of RoK after it was set up in August 1948?

Answer 20

Syngman Rhee

Question 21

Why did Stalin agree to help DPRK after 1949?

Answer 21

China was became communist and he wanted to show Mao Zedong who was in charge or he wanted to get his ow back for failed Berlin Blockade

Question 22

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

Answer 22

1600

Question 23

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

Answer 23

258

Question 24

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

Answer 24

178

Question 25

Why did China get involved with Korea in November 1950?

Answer 25

Because of pressure from Stalin

Question 26

What did Truman send to Korean waters following the north’s invasion of the south?

Answer 26

Warships and advisors

Question 27

Why was the USSR boycotting the Security Council of the UN in 1950?

Answer 27

Because the UN failed to recognise Communist takeover of China

Question 28

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

Answer 28

USSR couldn’t veto UN involvement

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Seoul

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Pusan

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Manchuria

Question 32

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

Answer 32

29

Question 33

Who was put in charge of UN troops?

Answer 33

General Macarthur

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Inchon

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Yalu river

Question 36

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

Answer 36

200,000

Question 37

When did the UN troops lose control of seoul?

Answer 37

January 21st

Question 38

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

Answer 38

March 1951

Question 39

What happened to McArthur in April 1951?

Answer 39

You got dismissed

Question 40

What started in June 1951?

Answer 40

Peace talks

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Exchange of prisoners

Question 42

Who died in March 1953 which helped the peace talks?

Answer 42

Stalin

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Malenkov

Question 44

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

Answer 44

President Eisenhower

Question 45

Where was the armistice signed in July 1953?

Answer 45

Panmunjom

Question 46

What three terms did the armistice confirm?

Answer 46

Two mile demilitarised zone either side of 38th parallel All forces withdraw to own territory Prisoner exchange would begin