Question

During the first battle of the Korean War in June of 1950,
the United Nations pledged to come to the aid of North Korea.
South Koreans crossed the 38th parallel and continued into North Korea.
the Soviet Union marched on South Korea and captured it within days.
North Koreans took control of the South Korean capital of Seoul.

Answer 1

Only the last statement is correct.

- True: North Korean forces captured the South Korean capital, Seoul, within days of the invasion (Seoul fell late June 1950).
- False: The United Nations pledged to come to the aid of North Korea — the UN called for assistance to repel the North Korean invasion and supported South Korea.
- False: South Koreans crossed the 38th parallel and continued into North Korea — that happened later during UN/ROK counteroffensives, not at the start in June 1950.
- False: The Soviet Union marched on South Korea and captured it — the USSR provided equipment, materiel and political support to North Korea but did not send Soviet ground forces to capture South Korea.