1. The Korean War started immediately after World War II.
A. True
B. False
Incorrect. The Korean War did not start immediately after World War II. It started in 1950, five years after World War II.
Correct! The Korean War started in 1950, 5 years after World War II ended.
2. Korea had been divided at the 38th parallel into two parts – the North, dominated by communist control and the South, dominated by democratic ideals.
A. True
B. False
Correct! Korea was divided as part of the agreement to end WWII. North Korea was dominated by the communists and South Korea was dominated by democratic ideals.
Incorrect. Korea was initially divided as part of the agreement to end WWII. North Korea was dominated by the communists and South Korea was dominated by democratic ideals.
3. The United Nations authorized military force to repel North Korea.
A. True
B. False
Correct! The Korean War was among the first major tests of the new United Nations, which was created in 1945. It showed that the U.N. would have some of the might that the League of Nations lacked.
Incorrect. The Korean War was among the first major tests of the new United Nations, which created in 1945. It showed that the U.N. would have some of the might that the League of Nations lacked.
4. China joined the fighting because General MacArthur ignored their threat to help North Korea if UN forces came close to the Yalu River on the border of Korea and China.
A. True
B. False
Correct! Along with Chinese troops helping the North Koreans, the United Nations forces were pushed back below the 38th parallel.
Incorrect. The United Nations Forces were pushed back below the 38th parallel.
5. After China entered the war and reversed MacArthur's gains, President Truman relieved MacArthur of command.
A. True
B. False
Correct! Truman fired MacArthur in part because his attacks over the Yalu River helped draw China into the war, which drove the U.N. forces back, and because of a growing feud between the president and his top general.
Incorrect. Truman fired MacArthur in part because his attacks over the Yalu River helped draw China into the war, which drove the U.N. forces back, and because of a growing feud between the president and his top general.