HIUS380 Cold War/Korea Quiz
Module 4
The first pathetic attempt by a U.S. Army task force to stop the North Korean army
rolling south was called:
Task Force Jones
Task Force Taejon
Task Force Han
Task Force Smith*
None of the Above
General Ridgway introduced "meat grinder tactics" that attempted to trade ________ for
___________?
men for artillery
artillery for aviation
food for bullets
aviation assets for infantry
none of the above*
The Korean War is important because it represented the beginning of:
Undeclared wars*
Nuclear warfare
War against Communism
The 17th parallel
All of the Above
The Korean War's end of active combat resulted in:
A somewhat apathetic public not "cheering a tie."
An armistice still in effect over 60 years later
Freedom from communism for the South Korean people.
An explosive economy was similar to Japan's.*
All of the Above
Korea is historically a unified culture:
True*
False
After May 1, 1951, peace talks began according to the test, what percent of casualties
occurred in the Korean War?
approximately 1/3
over 2/3
Nearly half*
10%
None of the Above
The major hill battles of the static phase of the Korean War included:
The fight for J ridge
Heartbreak ridge
Bloody Ridge
All of the Above
What South Korean city of dubious strategic value did General Douglas MacArthur
become determined to take thereby probably allowing North Korean forces to escape
the trap after the breakout from Pusan?
Seoul*
Inchon
Wonson
Pusan
None of the Above
The line drawn across the Korean Peninsula occurred at what parallel?
17th
38th*
19th
40th
None of the Above
The one thing most Koreans agreed upon despite their differences was:
Their hatred for China
Their hatred for the U.S.
Their hatred for the Japanese*
Their hatred for the U.S. S. R
All of the Above
By August 18, 1950, North Koreans attacked American troops where?
extreme South Korea
On the Naktong River
The Pusan Perimeter*
on the side of the Korean Peninsula closest to Japan
All of the Above
After the Yalu River froze, the Chinese entered Korea with up to how many soldiers by
November 25th?
100,000
200, 000
300,000 *
400,000
None of the Above
The static phase of the Korean War saw the initiation of a program designed to:
rotate units.
Rotate individuals from Korea to the United States on the basis of 36 points earned. *
increase the number of aviation units deployed.
reduce troop strength in Korea.
All of the Above
The military dictator of North Korea was:
Kim Jong-Un
Kim Jong-Il
Kim Rhee
Kim Il-Sung*
None of the Above
The Korean leader who had connections with the U.S. and within the Christian
community of Korea would be:
