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Korean War

Choose an answer from the three choices offered after each question and then click "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz to see how you scored. All of the answers can be found in World Book.

1.   

What year did the Korean War begin?

    1948
    1949
    1950

2.   

On the day the war began, the United Nations Security Council demanded that the Communists retreat to what parallel?

    37th parallel
    38th parallel
    39th parallel

3.   

In 1951, where did U.S. marines conduct a surprise amphibious landing?

    Inchon
    Pusan
    Pyongyang

4.   

Who replaced General Douglas MacArthur after President Harry S. Truman removed him as commander in chief of the United Nations Command?

    Matthew B. Ridgway
    James A. Van Fleet
    Walton H. Walker

5.   

Where did the UN Command and North Korea hold truce talks in 1953 that led to the end of Korean War?

    Kaesong
    Panmunjom
    Seoul

6.   

Who was president of the United States when the war ended?

    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    John F. Kennedy
    Harry S. Truman

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