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Understanding the Korean War: A Comprehensive Quiz

This quiz tests knowledge about the Korean War, covering events, key figures, and political strategies involved in the conflict.

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1 When was the Korean War?

2 [38] Moreover, President Rhee's régime expelled communists and ________ from southern national politics.

3 On 5 October 1950, under ________ and Peng Dehuai's pressure, the Chinese Communist Central Committee had finalized the decision of military intervention in Korea.

4 The Uri Party practiced a "________" towards North Korea; the US often disagreed with the Uri Party and (former) ROK Pres.

5 Mackiernan was posthumously awarded the CIA ________ for valor.

6 On 20 August 1950, Premier ________ informed the United Nations that “Korea is China’s neighbor ...

7 As with the ideological raisons d’être fueling the Korean War, the combatants—North Korea, South Korea, the US, and the UN each treated prisoners of war (POWs) differently; notwithstanding the ________.

8 As the ________, General John R. Hodge directly controlled South Korea via the United States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK 1945–48).

9 The Korean War (1950–53) was the first proxy war in the ________ (1945–91), the prototype of the following sphere-of-influence wars, e.g.

10 MacArthur recommended an amphibious landing at ________, behind the KPA lines.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • in 1953, Polish Air Force pilot Franciszek Jarecki escaped to Denmark with a Soviet MiG-15, which helped the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War.
  • the 1952 attack on the Sui-ho Dam knocked out electrical power to North Korea for two weeks during the Korean War.
  • the NATO commander in Afghanistan labelled the Siege of Sangin against Taliban insurgents the most intensive engagement involving British soldiers since the Korean War.
  • former Executive Director of the American Jewish Congress Henry Siegman served as a chaplain in the Korean War, where he was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
  • during the Korean War, US Army Colonel Robert F. Martin commanded the 34th Infantry Regiment for only 14 hours before he was killed in the Battle of Chonan.
  • apart from extensive action in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, the observation squadron VMO-6 (insignia pictured) also represented the U.S. Marine Corps in National Air Races.
  • during the Korean War the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (pictured) received a Presidential Unit Citation from Dwight D. Eisenhower for their heroism in the Battle of Kapyong.
  • the U.S. Navy tank landing ship USS Orange County was decommissioned in August 1946, less than 18 months after entering service, but recommissioned four years later for the Korean War.
  • the US Navy's Haskell class attack transports Montrose, Renville, and Okanogan all saw action in three major wars – World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
  • the defeat of the US 8th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of Unsan has been called "one of the most devastating US losses of the Korean War.".
  • the first Australian soldiers to die in the Korean War were killed in action during the Battle of the Broken Bridge in October 1950.
  • the first major battle to involve Australian soldiers in the Korean War was the Battle of the Apple Orchard in October 1950.
  • the Third Battle of Seoul was the British 29th Infantry Brigade's first action during the Korean War.
  • the Oregon Korean War Memorial was not built until nearly 50 years after the Korean War began.
  • the Battle of Maryang San is regarded as one of the Australian Army's greatest victories of the Korean War.
  • the first generation jet fighters include designs from WWII-era ME-262 (pictured) to Korean War-era F-86.
  • although heavily outnumbered, two UN battalions—one Australian and one Canadian—halted an entire Chinese division at the Battle of Kapyong (22–25 April 1951) during the Korean War.
  • after service with the United States Navy in World War II and the Korean War, the USS Noble (pictured) was transferred to the Spanish Navy in 1964 and renamed the Aragon.
  • US Army soldiers march to the top of Hill 303 in Korea every year to place flowers commemorating the victims of the Hill 303 massacre of the Korean War (memorial pictured).
  • Anthony T. Kahoʻohanohano was awarded the Medal of Honor 58 years after his death in the Korean War.
  • Arne Sunde, Norwegian Olympian, politician and World War II veteran, was President of the United Nations Security Council at the start of the Korean War.
  • US soldier Rodolfo P. Hernandez (pictured) was awarded the Medal of Honor after the Korean War for attacking and delaying an enemy regiment, alone and wounded.
  • China commemorates the Battle of Onjong by marking October 25 as the War to Resist America and Aid Korea Memorial Day.
  • Australian troops fought their last battle of the Korean War just hours before the ceasefire, fighting off numerous Chinese attacks during the Battle of the Samichon River.
  • air ace John S. Loisel spent more time in combat than any other American pilot in World War II and also served in the Korean War.
  • Ben Chapman, the actor who portrayed the Gill-man in Creature from the Black Lagoon, was a veteran of the Korean War.
  • George Chesworth was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for sorties against the Chinese in the Korean War.
  • Captain (later Rear Admiral) Otto Becher (pictured) was awarded both the Distinguished Service Order and United States Legion of Merit as commander of HMAS Warramunga during the Korean War.
  • LtCol. John F. Bolt, Korean War Navy Cross recipient, remains the only U.S. Marine Corps jet aircraft flying ace.
  • Philip De Witt Ginder won the Distinguished Service Cross for actions in Germany during World War II and became the youngest American general to command a combat division in the Korean War.
  • Louis Robertshaw flew combat missions in World War II and Korea and flew an F-4D Phantom fighter in Vietnam as commanding general of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
  • James Brady, who wrote a celebrity profile for nearly 25 years in Parade magazine, won the Bronze Star Medal for his Korean War service and wrote a Pulitzer Prize-finalist book about his war experiences.
  • John F. Kelly's 2003 promotion to brigadier general while in Iraq was the first promotion of a U.S. Marine Corps colonel in a combat zone since Chesty Puller's 1951 Korean War promotion.
  • 1949 Michigan football MVP Dick Kempthorn later flew more than 100 missions as a jet fighter pilot in the Korean War and received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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