Key Events
The war began in June of 1950 and ended in July of this year.
What is 1953?
Approximately this many soldiers served in the war, making it the third deadliest conflict in Canadian history.
What is 26,000?
The Korean war was the first military of this US doctrine which ended the American isolation by pledging support to any nation resisting communism.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
These two ideologies were in conflict.
What are communism and capitalism/democracy?
This border represents the border between North and South Korea.
What is 38th parallel?
This military commander used this operation to cut off North Korean supply lines and forced a massive retreat.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur? What is operation chromite/Inchon landing?
This battle, fought in April 1951 is considered the most famous and significant battle involving Canadian troops.
What is the Battle of Kapyong?
Because the US viewed the fighting in Korea and later in this Southeast Asia country as a part of a single global aggression by communism, the Korean war became a blueprint for this 1960s conflict.
What is the Vietnam war?
This theory suggested that if South Korea fell into communism, neighbouring countries would fall as well.
What is the domino theory?
Though it was intended to be a temporary division line, it became a permanent boundary due to the growing tensions between these two powers.
What is the United States and the Soviet Union?
This South Korean leader opposed the armistice agreement, refusing to sign it because he wanted a unified Korea.
Who is Syngman Rhee?
The victory of battle of Kapyong was vital because it prevented a total breakthrough by communist forces to this capital city.
What is Seoul?
Fearful that poverty in this former ww2 enemy would lead to a communist takeover, the US used the Korean war to jumpstart the nation’s economy, turning it into a permanent ally.
What is Japan?
US entered the Korean war to use this policy that aimed to stop the spread of communism beyond existing borders.
What is containment?
This is the most heavily guarded.
What is the demilitarized zone?
Western fear a communist takeover in Korea by the recent victory of the Communist Party in this neighboring country’s Civil War.
What is China?
Out of the 16 United Nations countries that sent combat troops, Canada’s total military contribution as this amount, trailing only US and Britain.
What is third?
After the Soviet boycotting of the United Nations (forfeiting their veto power), three resolutions were passed one of them forming the United States Command (UNC) what number was this resolution
What is resolution 84?
The Korean war is described by this term that refers to a conflict where powers support opposite sides without fighting each other directly.
What is the proxy war?
The 38th parallel was established as a temporary border for Soviet and American forces to complete this specific military task.
What is disarming the Japanese forces?
Although he initially refused out of fear of starting the war with US, this Soviet leader finally gave Kim II-Sung his blessing to invade South in early 1950.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
Often overlooked in favor of Kapyong, this battle saw the Royal Canadian Regiment hold their position for five days under intense fires to protect this strategic place.
What is Hill 355?
This group approved and carried out military action for the first time ever and mixed humanitarian and military advances to effectively assist in the Korean War
What is the United Nations?
This international authority used the force of Korea because the Soviet Union was currently boycotting the meetings and didn’t use veto power to stop the resolution.
What is the UN Security Council?
This is famously known as the political border, the 38th refers to this specific geographic coordinate on the map.
What is 38 degrees north latitude line?