Key Events
Korean War began in...
1950
Who is Harry S. Truman?
He was the President of the United States when the Korean War broke out.
This country provided the largest number of troops to support South Korea under the UN.
United States
This city, the capital of South Korea, was captured and recaptured multiple times during the war.
Seoul
Armistice
The Korean War ended without a peace treaty but with this type of agreement.
What is the 38th parallel?
The 38th parallel north formed the border between North and South Korea prior to the Korean War.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
This U.S. general led the United Nations forces at the start of the Korean War.
This neighboring country entered the war in October 1950 to support North Korea.
China
This imaginary line separated North and South Korea before and after the war.
The 38th parallel
Communist and democratic governments
After the war, the Korean Peninsula remained divided between these two types of governments.
What is the United Nations?
An international organization founded in 1945. Just days after the invasion, this international organization voted to send military forces to help South Korea.
Who is Kim Il-sung?
He was the leader of North Korea throughout the Korean War.
This Cold War superpower supported North Korea with weapons, training, and military advisors.
Soviet Union
General MacArthur led a successful amphibious landing at this port city in September 1950.
Incheon
What is the Korean Armistice Agreement?
This agreement created a buffer zone between the two Koreas to reduce the chance of future fighting.
What is the Korean Armistice Agreement?
A non-aggression treaty currently in force, signed by North Korea and the United States on July 27, 1953, which ended hostilities.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
President Truman relieved this general of command after he publicly criticized U.S. war policy.
These are the two countries that currently exist on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea and South Korea
One of the war’s most brutal battles took place in freezing temperatures near this reservoir.
The Chosin Reservoir
Around how many American soldiers lost their lives in the Korean War?
36,000
What is the Chinese Winter Offensive?
One of the major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
He became U.S. President in 1953 and helped negotiate the armistice that ended fighting.
The Korean War is often seen as part of this broader ideological conflict between communism and democracy.
Cold War
This heavily guarded zone still separates North and South Korea today.
The Demilitarized Zone
This organization continues to monitor the border between North and South Korea.
The United Nations