During the Korean conflict, which side was noncommunist?

During the Korean conflict, which side was noncommunist?

• A. North Korea
• B. South Korea
• C. The United States
• D. Japan

Answer: (B)

The Korean War divided the peninsula into a communist north and a noncommunist south. After World War II, Korea was split along the 38th parallel, with the North under a Soviet- and Chinese-backed communist government and the South under a noncommunist, anti-communist government supported by the United States. When North Korea invaded in 1950, the South (the Republic of Korea) fought to defend its government with international backing from the United States and other UN members. That makes South Korea the noncommunist side in the conflict.

The Korean War divided the peninsula into a communist north and a noncommunist south. After World War II, Korea was split along the 38th parallel, with the North under a Soviet- and Chinese-backed communist government and the South under a noncommunist, anti-communist government supported by the United States. When North Korea invaded in 1950, the South (the Republic of Korea) fought to defend its government with international backing from the United States and other UN members. That makes South Korea the noncommunist side in the conflict.