Vocab
This is the original US foreign policy before the Korean War
A: Containment
June 25th 1950 was the start of this civil war
A: Korean War
The period of widespread hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the US
A: Red Scare
This communist leader of China sent aid to the North Koreans.
A: Mao Zedong
The US and Japan agreed to a mutual defense treaty of this nation in 1954.
A: Taiwan
This ideology asserted that if one country fell to communism then others would follow.
A: Domino Theory
This seizure was supported by the Chinese Communists and the USSR
A: Invasion of South Korea
(by North Korean forces)
The supporters of this American piece of legislature saw many of its more aggressive anti-communist measures put into action by the end of the 1950’s.
A: NSC-68
This Russian leader pulled his troops out of Korea when the war broke out.
A: Stalin
The treaty that forced Russia to send aid to North Korea because of their relationship with China
A: Sino-Soviet Treaty
This policy implemented by the US sought to take down communist regimes instead of just containing them.
A: Roll Back
This was launched in September 1950, in Incheon, South Korea. As a result, many North Korean attackers were cut off
A: The United Nations counteroffensive to the Yalu (the UN Offensive)
The US tried to establish this by gaining control of islands in the Pacific ocean
A: Defensive Perimeter
This man was president during the end of the Korean war.
A: Dwight Eisenhower
Which treaty restored sovereignty to Japan in 1952?
A: San Francisco Peace Treaty
This line is the dividing marker between North and South Korea today
A: 38th parallel
A series of Peace talks took place between 1951-1953; resulted in a conclusion to Korean War
A:
Ceasefire at Panmunjon / Peace Talks at Panmunjon
Established in 1953 by Pres. Eisenhower; a strategy that supported increased expenditures for the air force and nuclear weapons, and decreased expenditures for the army and navy.
A: ‘New Look’ Foreign Policy
Who is the General who was fired as a result of his disobeying orders and contradicting the President?
A: Douglas MacArthur
What treaty combined three nations in a security back to defend against communism in the Pacific?
A: ANZUS
This river marks the boundary between North Korea and China
A: Yalu River
the Australian part in a four division offensive called Operation Commando during the Korean War (Oct. 3-8, 1951)
A: The Battle of Maryang San
US and Soviet officials negotiated a secret agreement to divide Korea at the 38th parallel at this meeting
Potsdam Conference
This man was the leader of the Nationalist Party of China
A: Chiang Kai-shek
(Jiang Jaisheck)
This document resulted in Japan boycotting Chinese goods and trade.
A:Yoshinda Letter