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Many historians believe that the major origin of the Korean War was the restructured division of the country after World War Two. What nation controlled Korea starting in 1910, causing the need to restructure it after it was liberated?
Taiwan
China
Manchuria
Japan
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North Korea at the time of the Korean War was a country that was of what economic system?
Capitalist
Communist
Patronist
Traditionalist
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South Korea was a nation of what type of economic system at the time of the Korean War?
Capitalist
Communist
Patronist
Traditionalist
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Much of the force behind the South Korean military came from the aid they received from the United Nations. How many U.N. countries assisted South Korea in this conflict?
21
17
14
12
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What was the name of the infamous line that served as the border between North Korea and South Korea?
The 49th Parallel
The 38th Parallel
The 28th Parallel
The 88th Parallel
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Many believe that the united forces of South Korea and the U.N. would have proceeded to take over the northern sector if not for what country whose army began to aid North Korea in the October of 1950?
China
Japan
Australia
Indonesia
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It was September 1950 when the U.N. began the offensive that turned the war in their favor. This battle occurred in a place called Inchon but what was the military operation officially nicknamed?
Operation Tidal Surge
Operation Conklin
Operation Chromite
Operation Kite-War
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What American President was in office during the Korean War and was, therefore, responsible for American involvement in the event?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Richard Nixon
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Due to the overwhelming lack of media and press coverage that the Korean War received while it was raging and also after it was finished, the popular nickname for this conflict is what?
"The Soft-Spoken Conflict"
"The War of Silence"
"The Great War"
"The Forgotten War"
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In modern-day China, as you could imagine, they have a different view on this war entirely. What is the official title given to the Korean War in modern China?
"The Tragedy of our Allies in North Korea"
"The War of the Shameful South Koreans"
"The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea"
"The Grand Defense Against the Encroaching United Nations"
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One of the earliest and gravest defeats to the South Korean forces before U.N. intervention was the battle in June 1950 during which the North conquered the southern capital. What was this capital of South Korea at the time of this battle?
Ulsan
Seoul
Suwon
Deagu
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What president of South Korea was North Korea desperately trying to hunt down and kill throughout the beginning of the war?
Kim Il-Sung
Syngman Rhee
Kim Gu
Kim Yun Gun
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After the fall of Seoul in 1950, the president of South Korea ordered the systematic assassination of any suspected North Korean sympathizers still in his country. What was the name of this tragedy that claimed the lives of thousands?
The Massacre of Good Faith
The Inchon Massacre
The Rhee Incident
The Bodo League Massacre
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What man served as the supreme leader of North Korea throughout the duration of the Korean War?
Kim Jong-Il
Kim Il-Sung
King Jong-Un
Kim Gu
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The first engagement of the war with American involvement was what battle that happened on July 5th 1950?
The Battle of Pyongyang
The First Battle of Seoul
The Battle of Inchon
The Battle of Osan
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President Truman relieved what American military commander of his duties in Korea in April of 1951 because of how fervently the two disagreed on how the war should be handled?
Douglas MacArthur
Mark W. Clark
George Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
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The Korean War was considered the first true military action of what historical period?
The Age of Imperialism
The Era of Good Feelings
The Cold War
The Global Depression
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It is estimated that what percentage of Korea's total population perished in the war?
5%
10%
33%
20%
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Part of the reason for the North's impressive military accomplishments was the fact that they were being supplied with weapons and training by the U.S.S.R. What man was leading the U.S.S.R. and ordered it to aid the North Koreans?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Vladimir Lenin
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What was the number of the United Nations Security Council Resolution that urged all U.N. members to aid South Korea from the North's aggression?
83
46
98
14
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What was the general term for the common American practice of fighting to stop the spread of Communism into other nations?
Heisting
Tent-polling
Containment
Weaving
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The highest ranking American soldier to die during the war was Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker. How did he die?
Eaten by wolves
Sniped
Vehicular accident
The flu
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There was a strange case from the war of a group of American soldiers who were captured and then chose to defect to Communist China as "Peace Fighters." They nearly all then changed their minds and tired to return to the U.S.A. How many "Peace Fighters" were there?
29
21
15
9
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What is the name of the organization of foreign representatives which is still stationed to prevent either side from attacking the other again?
The Peaceful Resolution Authority
The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
The Anti-Imperialist League
The Strategic Prevention of Harmful Expansion Association
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If we want to be technical, the United States was never at war with North Korea. What is the reason for this fact?
A declaration of war was never issued
There were always fewer than 200,000 American soldiers in Korea
The conflict only lasted three years
The conflict was meant to contain Communist expansion
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What American military officer served as the U.N. representative who signed the Korean Armistice Agreement?
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
William Harrison Jr.
Mark Clark
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One of the areas with the most combat throughout the war was the South Korean city of Seoul. How many times did control over the city of Seoul change hands during the Korean War?
1
2
3
4
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Which of the following is the name that South Korea knows the war by?
The Three Years War
Kim's War
The Defense Against Communist Aggression
The 6-2-5 Upheaval
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Right before the Chinese involved themselves in the combat, General Douglas MacArthur proudly boasted that all of the American forces should be home by what day?
Christmas
President Truman's birthday
New Years
Thanksgiving
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What battle of the Korean War went down in infamy for being fought in - 54 degree Fahrenheit weather?
The Battle of Bloody Ridge
The Battle of Osan
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of Inchon
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Once the Armistice was signed, what was the end result of the war?
The North was still Communist and the South was still Capitalist
The South took over the North and formed one Capitalist nation
The North took over the South and formed one Communist nation
Both countries were taken over by China
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What is the name of this man who was the most accomplished American flying ace of the Korean War, and who perished shortly after the war's end in a test flight gone awry?
Joseph McConnell
Wesley Topp
Kelly O'Brien
Jonathan Ensler
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