Korean War

Question 1

When was Korea divided between the US and Soviet Union?

Answer 1

1945

Question 2

Who led South Korea (ROK) after 1948?

Answer 2

Syngman Rhee

Question 3

Who led North Korea (DPRK) after 1948?

Answer 3

Kim Il Sung

Question 4

When did North Korea invade South Korea?

Answer 4

June 25 1950

Question 5

Which country gave significant weapons to North Korea before the war?

Answer 5

Soviet Union

Question 6

Why did the US not arm South Korea before 1950?

Answer 6

Feared Rhee would provoke war

Question 7

What was the US perception of the invasion?

Answer 7

They believed USSR and China were behind it

Question 8

List two reasons for US entry into the Korean War.

Answer 8

Anti-Communism and fear of communist expansion

Question 9

What key domestic political concern influenced US intervention?

Answer 9

McCarthyism and fear of appearing weak

Question 10

What document shaped US strategic thinking in 1950?

Answer 10

NSC-68

Question 11

Why did Japan influence US involvement in Korea?

Answer 11

US feared communist victory would threaten Japan

Question 12

Who argued that the war was a Korean civil conflict rather than communist aggression?

Answer 12

Bruce Cumings

Question 13

What happened on July–August 1950?

Answer 13

Retreat to Pusan Perimeter

Question 14

How many American casualties occurred at Taejon?

Answer 14

1300

Question 15

How many total US casualties by September 1950?

Answer 15

8000

Question 16

How many countries pledged support for Korea?

Answer 16

50

Question 17

Which country actually sent significant troops?

Answer 17

Britain

Question 18

How many North Korean soldiers were lost by September 1950?

Answer 18

58000

Question 19

How many North Korean tanks remained by September 1950?

Answer 19

40

Question 20

When was the Inchon Landing?

Answer 20

September 1950

Question 21

Who led the successful amphibious assault at Inchon?

Answer 21

General Douglas MacArthur

Question 22

When did ROK forces capture Pyongyang?

Answer 22

October 19, 1950

Question 23

How many Chinese troops entered North Korea?

Answer 23

150,000

Question 24

How many US/UN/ROK troops faced the Chinese offensive?

Answer 24

270,000

Question 25

How many US soldiers were surrounded at Chosin Reservoir?

Answer 25

25,000

Question 26

How many American casualties at Chosin Reservoir?

Answer 26

12,000

Question 27

How many Americans were burned by friendly napalm?

Answer 27

12

Question 28

How much of the Korean War force did US/ROK provide?

Answer 28

0.9

Question 29

How many troops did Canada send?

Answer 29

27,000

Question 30

How many Canadian deaths in the Korean War?

Answer 30

516

Question 31

How much did US Congress allocate for Western Europe defense?

Answer 31

$4.4 billion

Question 32

How much did US allocate for Asia and the Pacific?

Answer 32

$811 million

Question 33

How much did Latin America receive in US defense spending?

Answer 33

$72 million

Question 34

What percentage of Americans thought entering Korea was a mistake (Jan 1951)?

Answer 34

0.49

Question 35

What percentage wanted to abandon Korea?

Answer 35

0.66

Question 36

Why did Truman fire MacArthur?

Answer 36

Insubordination and opposition to containment ## Footnote April 1951

Question 37

When was MacArthur fired?

Answer 37

April 1951

Question 38

What percent of Americans disagreed with firing MacArthur?

Answer 38

0.69

Question 39

How many American deaths occurred in the Korean War?

Answer 39

30,000

Question 40

When was the Korean armistice signed?

Answer 40

1953

Question 41

Why was the armistice delayed until 1953?

Answer 41

Mistrust and political tensions

Question 42

How many investigations occurred during McCarthyism (1951–54)?

Answer 42

85

Question 43

How much did the Korean War cost the US?

Answer 43

$67 billion

Question 44

Which president benefited politically from the war?

Answer 44

Dwight D. Eisenhower