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North Korea had what type of government?
What is Communist
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What was the dividing line between North and South Korea called?
What is 38th Parallel
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South Korea had what type of government?
What is Democratic
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Who was the communist leader of China during this time?
What is Mao Zedong
100
What country ruled Korea until 1945?
What is Japan
200
What nation invaded the other to start the Korean War?
What is North Korea invaded South Korea
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What main country backed the South Koreans?
What is United States
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What two communist countries backed the North Koreans?
What is Soviet Union and China
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The combined South Korean and U.S. troops were put under the command of what General?
What is Douglass MacArthur
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President Truman's main goal during the Korean War was to do what?
What is contain the spread of communism
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What country aided North Korea by sending 300,000 troops to push the South Korean and U.N. forces back across the 38th parallel?
What is China
300
Did the American people initially side with Truman or MacArthur in their disagreement?
What is MacArthur
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Where was Korea divided at the end of the war?
What is the 38th Parallel (same as it was before)
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What eventually happened to General MacArthur as a result of his actions in Korea?
What is he was fired by Truman
300
What political party lost popularity because of U.S. involvement in Korea?
What is Democratic Party
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What did America accomplish as a result of the Korean War?
What is keeping communism out of South Korea
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General MacArthur wanted to extend the Korean War into what other country?
What is China
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How many U.N. nations sent troops to aid South Korea?
What is 16
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What is the current make-up of the Korean peninsula today? (Dividing line & type of government for each country)
What is Still divided at the 38th parallel/South Korea is democratic/North Korea is communist
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American troops made up what percent of the U.N. troops fighting in the Korean War?
What is 90%
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What did the Korean War show the rest of the world the United States was willing to do to fight communism?
What is Use military force
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What nation missed its opportunity to block United Nations action in Korea?
What is Soviet Union
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Why did Truman not have to get approval from Congress for a declaration of war?
What is Because Korea was considered a U.N. Police action
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What caused Japan to give up control of Korea in 1945?
What is They surrendered to Soviet and U.S. troops at the end of WWII
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How had the U.S. fought communism prior to the Korean War?
What is They used economic pressure
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