Before the War
Korea was split after World War II at this time
What is the 38th parallel?
This country invaded South Korea in 1950
What is North Korea?
The U.S. decided to send troops to stop this
What is the spread of communism?
The war ended in this type of result.
What is a stalemate?
The Korean War was part of this larger global conflict.
What is the Cold War?
This country supported North Korea
What is the Soviet Union?
The U.S. joined the war under this international organization
What is the United Nations?
MacArthur wanted to expand the war into this country.
What is China?
This zone separates North and South Korea today.
What is the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)?
This policy aimed to stop communism from spreading.
What is containment?
North Korea followed this system of government
What is communism?
North Korea quickly captured this major South Korean city early on
What is Seoul?
This president fired MacArthur for disagreeing on war strategy.
Who is Harry Truman?
Millions of these were lost during the war.
What are lives?
The Cold War was mostly fought without direct fighting between these two.
What are superpowers?
This country supported South Korea
What is the United States?
This general led UN forces in Korea
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
China entered the war to support this side.
What is North Korea?
Korea remains divided into this number of countries.
What is two?
Korea was an example of this type of war.
What is a proxy war?
This idea said if one country fell to communism, others would too
What is the domino theory?
This surprise landing helped push North Korean forces back
What is the Inchon Landing?
This type of weapon was considered but never used in Korea.
What are nuclear weapons?
The war increased tension between these two superpowers.
What are the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
This fear drove many U.S. decisions during the war.
What is fear of communism?