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Quiz: The Korean War: Four Phases / Maneuver
War
Due Apr 11 at 11:59pm Points 75 Questions 20
Time Limit 45 Minutes
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Score for this quiz: 52.5 out of 75
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The quiz:
Covers the Learn material from Module 4: Week 4.
Contains 20 multiple-choice and true/false questions.
Is limited to 45 minutes.
Allows 1 attempt.
Is worth 75 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 4: Week 4.
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There were more communist and UN/US casualties during the
Rve Chinese offensives than would occur in the rest of the war in
Korea from 1950-1953?
True
False
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Question 2
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Incorrect
The US Army though encircled held its own while the Chinese
attacked fruitlessly against the fury of UN/US Air and Artillery
during the fourth Chinese Offensive at :
Seoul
Chipyong ni
Pusan
Wonson
3.75 / 3.75 pts
Question 3
When General Matthew Ridgway replaced General Douglas
MacArthur, who took over the 8th Army Command?
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MGN Ned Almond
MajGen O.P. Smith
Lt Gen Walton Walker
LT G J a m e s A . V a n F l e e t
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Question 4
What new enemy did the North Koreans begin to Rght on July 7,
1950?
NATO
SEATO
UN
KMAG
3.75 / 3.75 pts
Question 5
What is one explanation for the seemingly endless battles to
hold various hill tops during the static phase of the war?
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The need to see and hear an attacking enemy
A means of controlling aircraft
Artillery requirements for Forward Observers (FO’s) and
attempts to adjust the lines during the peace talks.
None of the Above
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Question 6
Which Chinese Offensive (25-28 November 1950) resulted in a
rout of the 8th Army and a Rghting withdrawal by X Corps in
freezing conditions ?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
3.75 / 3.75 pts
Question 7
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What were the tactics that gave ground for time to build
experience and morale employed by the Army during early 1951
and described in the video?
Corkscrew tactics
Meat Grinder tactics
Time-Space Compression tactics
None of the Above
3.75 / 3.75 pts
Question 8
Increasingly the advantage turned towards the US/UN in the
summer of 1950 because of:
Code breaking successes against the North Koreans
Air Support continually increased
The Han, Kum, and Naktong Rivers favored the defense as
North Korean supply lines lengthened.
All of the Above
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3.75 / 3.75 pts
Question 9
The decision to launch an amphibious attack against the North
Koreans at Inchon by General Douglas MacArthur (Operation
CHROMITE) is the more remarkable because of :
The proximity to the proposed landing site of North Korean
troops and the potential for urban battle
The dramatic tidal ranges of the sea channels
A sea wall and North Korean island (Wolmi-Do) nearby
All of the Above
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Question 10
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Incorrect
According to the author of the textbook the instructions from the
Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) given to MacArthur regarding the
38th Parallel as he pursued the North Koreans to the north
consisted of:
Altogether ceasing the pursuit and a prohibition from crossing
the 38th parallel
Permission to advance without restrictions
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Advancing to the Yalu River but not into China proper
His objective was the destruction of all North Korean forces in
South Korea and to unite all of Korea if possible. .
. subject to his determining the extent of Chinese or Soviet
intervention.
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Question 11
Upon the death of General Walton Walker the Commanding
General of the 8th Army, he was replaced by whom?
Lt Gen Ned Almond
Lt Gen Matthew Ridgway
Maj Gen O.P. Smith
Maj Gen James A. Van Fleet
3.75 / 3.75 pts
Question 12
What disaster occurred during the night of June 27, 1950 as
Republic of Korea (ROK) forces retreated south?
When ROK artillery Rred upon eeeing soldiers and civilians
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US Air Force aircraft strafed ROK forces accidentally
The Han River bridge outside Seoul was blown up while ROK
troops were crossing
None of the Above
3.75 / 3.75 pts
Question 13
In the video lecture, Mr. Ritchie suggested an effective cut off of
North Korean troops retreating from the south may have been
more effective if MacArthur had:
Not been so determined to take Seoul and had concentrated on
destroying the enemy
Better employed Air Force assets
Increased coordination between allies and naval forces around
the peninsula
Agreed to truce (cease Rre) terms with the Chinese when they
were offered on October 17, 1950
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3.75 / 3.75 pts
Question 14
The Rrst US force to meet the North Koreans in combat on the
ground came from the 24th Division of the 8th US Army and was
decisively defeated. What was the name of this unit?
Task Force Jones
Task Force Smith
Task Force Delta
Task Force Walker
3.75 / 3.75 pts
Question 15
Communist irregulars Rghting a guerrilla war in South Korea
would remain a problem for the US and ROK troops for two
years to come:
True
False
0 / 3.75 pts
Question 16
Incorrect
Incorrect
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On June 25, 1950 North Korean forces:
Invaded the south with 150 T-34 tanks
Beamed broadcast instructions for guerilla Rghter in the south
Conducted an armored “blitzkrieg” across the border with over
100 aircraft
All of the Above
3.75 / 3.75 pts
Question 17
Throughout the late summer of 1950 on the Pusan perimeter
US/UN troops managed to hold on inside the Naktong River at
the far south of the Korean Peninsula against desperate North
Korean attacks:
True
False
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Question 18
Incorrect
Incorrect
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To address morale problems caused by the Chinese intervention
the new 8th Army Commander addressed two questions raised
by American / UN forces under his command. What were they?
Who are we Rghting/ What are the objectives?
When do we go home/ What is keeping us here?
Why are we here? / What are we Rghting for ?
What is the goal/ What are the means of attaining the goal?
3.75 / 3.75 pts
Question 19
What Mr. Ritchie has characterized as “diverging columns”
represented the 8th Army and X Corps separated by up to 200
miles and by October 24th 1950 ordered by MacArthur to
approach what geographic feature despite Joint Chiefs of Staff
(JCS) orders to the contrary?
USSR border
Mongolia
Yalu River
All of the Above
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Question 20
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Incorrect
Initial weaknesses initially demonstrated by US/ UN troops in the
Korean War included:
A shortage of 3.5 inch anti-tank rockets
A lack of training due to a shortage of training areas in Korea
A lack of communications
All of the Above
Quiz Score: 52.5 out of 75
