Important People
Countries involved
Events
Reasons for War
Vocabulary
100
The general who took firm charge in the reconstruction of Japan and commanded the expedition of U.S. troops sent in to help the South Korean army.
What is General Dougals MacArthur
100
The countries that supported North Korea.
What is China and the Soviet Union
100
The occupation of Japan ended in 1951 with what document that said Japan agreed to surrender its claims to Korea and islands in the Pacific.
What is a U.S. Japanese Security Treaty.
100
Why did South Korea fight in the Korean war?
What is to defend territory.
100
Issues on June 25, 1950 between South and North Korea?
What is the Korean War.
200
Communist Leader
Kim Il Sung
200
Sent troop to help aid the South Korean army under General Douglas MacArthur.
What is the United States
200
In 1984, Congress voted to give the Nationalists government $400 million in aid, but what happened to those supplied.
What is they ended up in Communists hands due to corruption and collapse of the Nationalists armies.
200
Why did North Korea want a war?
What is to spread communism
200
Where victors divide Korea?
What is the 38th parallel.
300
The Chinese Communists were lead by who during the renewed war between the Chiang's Nationalists and the Chinese Communists?
What is Mao Zedong
300
What countries was the Korean war fought in?
What is North and South Korea
300
On June 25, 1950 the North Korean army was surprised the world by doing what?
What is invading South Korea.
300
Why did the U.S. want to help out south Korea?
What is to stop Communism.
300
Republicans referred to Truman and the Democrats as this.
What is the "soft on Communism".
400
Used his Nationalist or Kuomintang, party to control China's central government
What is Chiang Kai-shek
400
Country that occupied the Korean territory north of the line.
What is the Soviet Union
400
How was the war reversed after the North Koreans invasion?
What is General MacArthur's assault at Inchon behind the N.K. lines.
400
Why did the Chinese cross the border into Korea?
What is to help North Korea and keep Communism.
400
What ended the Police action in Korea that dragged on for 2 years?
What is Armistice.
500
In 1949 he replaced George Marshall as secretary of state.
What is Dean Acheson
500
Who had the best economy after the Korean War?
What is Japan
500
One of the worst defeats in U.S. military history.
What is Chinese troops crossing the border into Korea and driving them out of North Korea.
500
Who won the Korean war?
What is no one; it ended in a stalemate
500
Chased the retreating North Korean across the 38th parallel.
What is UN army
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