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When did the Korean War begin?
June 25 (1950)
Who was the President of America in 1948?
Harry S. Truman.
What was split in half after World War Two?
Korea.
What is the UN?
United Nations.
What is the Soviet Union?
A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
What year did the UN form?
1945
Who directed the United Nations in North Korea during the closing phases during the Korean war?
Maxwell Taylor.
True or False: Was the Korean War the first battle of the Cold War?
True.
What is the USSR?
The Soviet Union
Who directed the military advisory missions to Greece and Turkey?
James van Fleet.
What year did the Korean War end?
1953
Who is Syngman Rhee?
He was part of the Provisional Government. He also built a mass political organization.
Is the Soviet Union a Communist state?
Yes.
What is the Red Scare?
The widespread fear of a potential rise in communism.
What year did General MacArthur do a surprise ambush in North Korea?
(September) 1950
What year did the war become international?
(June) 1950
Who is John Muccio?
Was the first United States Ambassador to South Korea.
What set off the Cold War?
The spread of fear surrounding communism.
What is Communism?
An economic ideology that says for a classless society, where all property and wealth are communally-owned, instead of by individuals.
What is the most popular film that covers the Korean War?
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
What year did America send 150,000 troops to Veitnam?
1965.
Why was Douglas MacArthur fired?
for insubordination. (Going against someone with more power than you.)
Who were the two Presidents that served during the Korean War?
Harry S. Truman and Dwight Eisenhower.
What is NATO?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
How much money was spent during the cold war?
US$30 billion in 1953, which is US$341 billion in 2011.