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