Dates
The Korean War started in... (Give year)
1950
The leader of North Korea during the war was...
Kim Il Sung
Today, the name of the border dividing the North and the South is called the...
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
The political war that happened simultaneously with the Korean War was known as the...
Cold War
The Korean War ended in... (Give year)
1953
The leader of South Korea during the war was...
Syngman Rhee
The US was involved in the Korean War due to its _____ strategy during the Cold War. (Fill the blank)
Containment - Aimed at preventing the spread of Communism
What are the UN SDGs? (Give # of goals, year they were created, and when they're supposed to be achieved
A set of 17 goals created by the UN in 2015 in hopes of bringing about a global sustainability effort set to be achieved by 2030.
Korea was divided at the 38th Parallel in... (Give year)
1945
The number of US troops that fought during the Korean War was about...
6.8 million (Fun Fact: There are currently more than 28 thousand US troops stationed in Korea)
The Korean War is also known as the...
Forgotten War
The 38th Parallel was chosen as the original border of Korea because...
It was an easy way to (somewhat) equally divide the countries
China entered the war in... (Give month and year)
October of 1950
The person who decided on the 38th Parallel was...
Douglas MacArthur (U.S. General)
The significant event that happened at the Potsdam Conference was... (Hint: Douglas MacArthur)
The division of Korea at the 38th Parallel.
China deployed approximately ___ soldiers during the Korean War.
2.4 Million
The first time a North Korean President stepped into South Korea was... (Give year) (Hint: Somewhere between 2010-2020)
2018 - Kim Jong Un became the first North Korean
The US President for MOST of the Korean War was... (Hint: Also president for the end of WW2)
Harry Truman
The 5 major cities that we listed as being attacked were...
Seoul, Daejeon, Incheon, Suwon, and Daegu
The river in which the Chinese Peoples Volunteer's army crossed when entering the war.
The Yalu