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Chapter 27 Miscellaneous
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Seoul
What is the capital of South Korea?
100
Harry Truman
Who was the President of the United States during the Korean War?
100
The armies of North Korea crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea
What happened on June 25th, 1950?
100
Stalemate
What is a situation in which neither side of a conflict is able to gain much ground or achieve a decisive victory?
100
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin
Who were the "Big Three" Allied leaders?
200
The 38th parallel
What is the name of the line of latitude that divided Korea after World War II?
200
General Douglas MacArthur
Who served as commander of the UN forces during the Korean War?
200
United Nations forces
Whom did President Truman send to defend the South Koreans after after they were invaded by North Korea?
200
demilitarized zone
What is the term for a region where military forces are not allowed to enter?
200
The Warsaw Pact
What alliance did the Soviet Union create in response to the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
300
Pusan
Name a small port city on the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula
300
Thomas Dewey
Who was the political opponent of Harry S. Truman in the election of 1948?
300
China
Which country warned the United States that it would support North Korea after UN forces captured Pyongyang?
300
cold war
What is the name of a war in which the enemies do not actually fight each other, but use intimidation instead?
300
Union members
Who was the only type of person who could be hired by a "closed shop"?
400
Inchon
Where did UN forces under General Douglas McArthur land in order to counterattack North Korea in September of 1950?
400
Dean Acheson
Who served as Secretary of State under President Harry Truman?
400
April 11th, 1951
When was General Douglas McArthur relieved of his command?
400
containment
What is the name of the US policy aimed at preventing the spread of Communism?
400
Raise the minimum wage, expand social security benefits, build new public housing, and create a system of national health insurance
What were some of President Truman's proposals under the Fair Deal?
500
Yalu River
What is the name of an important river on the North Korea-China border?
500
Dwight Eisenhower
Who was President of the United States when a cease fire agreement to the Korean war was signed?
500
2 million people
How many Koreans and Chinese lost their lives due to the conflict of the Korean War?
500
inflation
What is a term for the rise in prices of consumer goods after World War II?
500
"Had Enough?"
What was the slogan that helped Republicans win control of both houses of Congress in the congressional elections of 1946?
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