Geography and Places
What line of latitude served as the original boundary between North and South Korea?
38th Parallel
What were the Years of the Korean War?
1950-1953
Who was the Supreme Leader of North Korea during the conflict?
Kim Il-Sung
This peninsula in East Asia was the main geographic setting of the Korean War.
Korean Peninsula
General MacArthur led a daring amphibious landing at which port city in September 1950?
Incheon
Which country officially entered the war in October 1950 to support the North?
China
Who was the U.S. President at the start of the war?
Harry S. Truman
This international organization quickly voted to send troops to defend South Korea.
United Nations
What city is the capital of South Korea and changed hands four times during the war?
Seoul
On what month and day did the North Korean People's Army cross the border?
June 25, 1950
Who replaced MacArthur as Commander of UN forces?
Matthew Ridgway
This North Korean capital was captured by UN forces in October 1950.
Pyongyang
What river separates North Korea from China?
Yalu
True or False: North and South Korea are still technically at war.
True
Which Soviet leader’s death in March 1953 helped pave the way for an armistice?
Joseph Stalin
This Cold War policy guided U.S. involvement to stop the spread of communism in Korea.
containment
Before moving to Panmunjom, where did the initial peace talks begin?
Kaesong
What is the 2.5-mile-wide strip of land separating the two Koreas called?
DMZ Demilitarized Zone
Who won the 1952 U.S. Election with the slogan "I shall go to Korea"?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Matthew Ridgeway would relieve this American General during the Korean War?
Douglas MacArthur