Korean War Basics

1. Which nation had controlled Korea for several decades before World War II ended?
Japan
2. After World War II, Korea was divided in half. Which half was set up with a communist
government and which half a democratic government?
North Korea is communist and south Korea
3. Which side started the Korean War on June 25, 1950?
North Korea
4. Which international organization came to the aid of South Korea?
US
5. Who joined the war just as North Korea appeared ready to lose?
North Korea and USSR and China
6. What was the war like for the last 2 years?
At first the boundary line was at the middle in June 1950. The, by Sept 1950 there was
little land south Korea. Then the US and other groups helped South Korea in September
through October in 1950 and pushed North Korea back. Then they both stopped in the
middle and thats where the boundary line is.
7. Which year did the war end? Who won the war?
1953
it was a stalemate or a tie
8. Which latitude line divides Korea in half today?
38th parallel
9. How was the Korean War different from World War II? Give at least two examples.
The Korean War was more about keeping communism controlled.
WW2 started when 2 bombs were dropped on Japan, killing 100,000 people.