1. which statement accurately describes the korean war?

a.
korea was reunited under a communist government.

b.
the war ended in a truce, and korea remained a divided nation.

c.
the soviet union declared war on the united states to support its ally, north korea.

d.
american forces drove communist chinese troops out of north korea.

2. which country was an ally of south korea during the korean war?

a.
china

b.
soviet union

c.
united states

d.
north korea

3. which describes the purpose of the truman doctrine?

a.
to provide jobs for american servicemen after world war ii

b.
to find a peaceful solution to the korean conflict

c.
to keep communism from spreading into more countries

d.
to overthrow the government of communist china

4. which statement is true about the marshall plan?

a.
it was a program to aid european nations and to promote prosperity and democracy.

b.
it was an economic system for managing the production of goods and services in democratic nations.

c.
it was congress's package of civil-rights legislation designed to end segregation in the united states.

d.
it was a military plan to defeat the soviet union and contain the threat of communism.

5. which president integrated the u. s. armed forces in 1948?

a.
harry truman

b.
thomas dewey

c.
franklin roosevelt

d.
dwight eisenhower

Although there is no open conflict between North and South Korea nowadays, a formal peace agreement was never signed. On July 27, 1953, an armistice was signed, which allowed the fighting to stop and the prisoners of war to return to their homes. However, Korea remains a divided country.

The United States was an ally of South Korea during the Korean War. This was due to the American interest of stopping the spread of communism. As North Korea had (and continues to have) a communist government, the U.S. saw this as a threat. On the other hand, North Korea was backed by the Soviet Union.

The Truman Doctrine was a political plan to try to keep communism from spreading into more countries. Although it usually did not involve military intervention, it promised the defense of capitalist countries through economic help. This signals the beginning of the Cold War.

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