Korea
The Korean War began because...
Communism v Capitalism
Soviets v US
North v South Korea
President of the US at the start of the Korean War
Harry S Truman
What country (in Europe) was divided up after the end of WWII
Germany
US general that led UN forces in Korea
General MacArthur
The line that divides North and South Korea in half
38th Parallel
The President that took troops out of the Korean War, ending the US involvement in the war
Dwight D Eisenhower
What city in Europe was split into 2 sides (communist and democratic)
Berlin
This was President Truman's plan to contain communism (hint: it was a political deal)
The Truman Doctrine
The country that occupied South Korea after WWII
US
The leader of the Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
What was the Berlin Airlift and why did it happen
This was George C Marshall's plan to contain communism
The Marshall plan
North Korean forces pushed back South Korean and UN forces all the way to the city of ....
BUSAN
About how many Korean CIVILIANS died in the Korea war
(will take 1 - 2 million)
What weapon did the Soviets develop after WWII that made the rest of the world fearful?
atom bomb/missiles
This country fell to communism in 1949
China
After about 2 years of __________ fighting, North and South Korean troops agreed to a ___________. (this still left Korea divided)
stalemate
ceasefire
The communist leader of China during the Korean War
Mao Zedong
What is the Berlin wall?
A wall put up dividing East and West Berlin. The wall went up very quickly, and those trying to escape communism risked their lives trying to escape.
individual freedom
human rights