The Cold War General Douglas MacArthur

1. General Douglas MacArthur was Commander-in-Chief of _____________.
a) the Security Force Army
b) the South Korean Army
c) the United Nations Army
d) the United States Army

2. South Korean and American soldiers were having a difficult time fighting North Korean soldiers because North Korea ____________.
a) had brilliant military leaders
b) had more specialized weapons
c) was sending planes to attack them from China
d) was getting help from Taiwan soldiers

3. Many Chinese soldiers volunteered to help North Korea because ___________.
a) they wanted to fight Americans
b) they were angry with South Korea
c) they wanted to become allies with China
d) they were hoping to gain military experience

4. MacArthur wanted to use ________________ to bring the war to an end as soon as possible.
a) V-bombs
b) a draft of American soldiers
c) French and British troops to double his military force
d) an aggressive approach which called for bombing China

5. After Truman asked MacArthur to back down, _____________.
a) MacArthur bombed an airstrip in the Philippines
b) MacArthur refused to, so Truman fired him
c) MacArthur gave into some of Truman's demands
d) MacArthur did what he wanted, not what he was asked to do

6. The Korean War ended after almost _________ years of fighting.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

7. The war ended ______________.
a) with North Korea winning
b) with South Korea winning
c) in a truce



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1. (c) 
2. (c) 
3. (a) 
4. (d) 
5. (b) 
6. (c) 
7. (c)