- 1. When did the Korean War start?
A) 1970
B) 1960
C) 1950
D) 1945
- 2. Who was the leader of North Korea during the Korean War?
A) Kim Il-sung
B) Mao Zedong
C) Syngman Rhee
D) Ho Chi Minh
- 3. The 38th parallel divides which two countries in Korea?
A) Up and Down
B) North and South
C) Central and Peripheral
D) East and West
- 4. Which United Nations member led the military intervention in Korea?
A) United States
B) France
C) Soviet Union
D) China
- 5. Which US president was in office during most of the Korean War?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Harry S. Truman
D) Richard Nixon
- 6. The Korean War ended in which year?
A) 1953
B) 1948
C) 1955
D) 1960
- 7. The Korean War is often referred to as a ________ conflict.
A) direct
B) covert
C) proxy
D) civil
- 8. What international organization oversaw the armistice negotiations in Korea?
A) OPEC
B) NATO
C) United Nations
D) ASEAN
- 9. Which US general commanded UN forces in Korea before being relieved of duty?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Douglas MacArthur
C) George Patton
D) Omar Bradley
- 10. Which country provided substantial military support to North Korea during the war?
A) Japan
B) China
C) United States
D) Soviet Union
- 11. The Battle of ________ was a turning point for UN forces in Korea.
A) Stalingrad
B) Inchon
C) Midway
D) Bastogne
- 12. Who was the commander of US forces in Korea after MacArthur was removed?
A) Matthew Ridgway
B) George Marshall
C) Mark W. Clark
D) Omar Bradley
- 13. Which US naval battle group played a key role in the Korean War?
A) Task Force 51
B) Task Force 77
C) Task Force 99
D) Task Force 123
- 14. Where did the first North Korean invasion force cross into South Korea?
A) Yalu River
B) Pusan Perimeter
C) Inchon
D) 38th Parallel
- 15. Which city in South Korea was briefly captured by North Korean forces in 1950?
A) Daegu
B) Seoul
C) Busan
D) Incheon
- 16. Who was the leader of South Korea during the Korean War?
A) Syngman Rhee
B) Roh Moo-hyun
C) Park Chung-hee
D) Kim Dae-jung
- 17. The Korean War is often considered a precursor to which major conflict?
A) Iraq War
B) Vietnam War
C) World War III
D) Gulf War
- 18. What was the name of the truce village where armistice negotiations took place?
A) Busan
B) Seoul
C) Pyongyang
D) Panmunjom
- 19. Who was the Secretary General of the United Nations during the Korean War?
A) Dag Hammarskjöld
B) Ban Ki-moon
C) Kofi Annan
D) Trygve Lie
- 20. In which month of 1950 did the United States enter the Korean War?
A) March
B) June
C) December
D) September
- 21. Which Soviet dictator's death in 1953 contributed to the end of the Korean War?
A) Joseph Stalin
B) Vladimir Lenin
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) Leonid Brezhnev
- 22. What was the result of the Korean War in terms of a ceasefire agreement?
A) Surrender
B) Ceasefire
C) Armistice
D) Peace Treaty
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