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