Geography and Battles
This line of latitude divided North and South Korea before the war and is roughly where the border is today.
What is the 38th Parallel?
This famous WWII General led the UN forces in Korea but wanted to use atomic weapons to win.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
This term describes a "ceasefire" or agreement to stop fighting, but it is not a peace treaty.
What is Armistice?
The Korean War began in this year when the North invaded the South
What is 1950?
The capital city of South Korea, captured by the North in just three days.
What is Seoul?
This U.S. President fired General MacArthur for insubordination.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
This 2.5-mile wide strip of land separates North and South Korea today; no weapons are allowed there.
What is DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
The fighting ended in this year (though technically the war never officially ended).
What is 1953?
At the start of the war, U.S. and South Korean troops were pushed into a tiny corner of the peninsula known as this "Perimeter."
What is the Pusan Perimeter?
This Communist leader of China sent hundreds of thousands of troops to help North Korea.
Who is Mao Zedong?
The U.S. strategy to stop Communism from spreading to new countries like a disease.
What is Containment?
The war is often described as this playground item because the armies moved up and down the map multiple times.
What is a Seesaw?
General MacArthur launched a risky, surprise "amphibious assault" at this port city to cut off North Korean troops.
What is Inchon?
This man was elected U.S. President in 1952 on a promise to end the war.
Who is Dwight D Eisenhower?
A type of government where the state owns all property and businesses (Team North Korea).
What is Communism?
This international organization sent troops to support South Korea (mostly Americans, but others helped too).
What is the United Nations (UN)?
When U.S. troops pushed too close to this river (the border between Korea and China), China entered the war.
What is Yalu River?
He was the leader of the Communist government in North Korea who ordered the invasion.
Who is Kim Il-sung?
This phrase refers to the fact that the Korean War is often overshadowed by WWII and Vietnam.
What is "The Forgotten War"?
Because no peace treaty was ever signed, technically the war is still in this state today.
what is ongoing or paused/at war?