A Country Divided
Divided Korea after World War II
What is the 38th Parallel?
This country invaded first
What was North Korea?
Korean War was part of this larger global conflict
What is the Cold War?
1953
When did the Korean War end?
This honors Korean Soldiers in Washington, DC
What is the Korean War Veterans' Memorial?
In charge of North and South Korea after WWII
Who were the Soviet Union and the U.S.?
Sent troops to help South Korea
What was the United Nations (U.N.)?
The U.S. policy of stopping communism from spreading
What is containment?
The war did not end with this
What is a peace treaty?
These are the parts of the Korean Memorial
What is the reflecting pool, the wall of remembrance, and the 19 statues?
This was the reason Korea was divided in the first place
What was the U.S. and Soviet Union disagreed about how Korea should be governed?
Entered the war in support of North Korea
Who was China?
The Domino Theory
What idea suggested that if one country fell to communism, others would follow?
What is the difference between a ceasefire and a peace treaty?
Someone who works to create real peace and resolve conflict
What is a peacemaker?
The area separating North and South Korea today
What is the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)?
Neither side wins
This was the reason the U.S. joined the Korean War
What was to support South Korea and prevent the spread of communism?
Makes the Korean War a "Forgotten War"
What is less talked about, never officially declared war, ended without a winner, or nothing really changed?
They do this to honor sacrifice and remember history
Why do countries build memorials?
This was how division led to war in Korea
What was the division created two opposing governments leading to conflict and invasion?
What was families separated, homes destroyed, millions displaced, industries destroyed?
This made Korea a proxy war
What was the U.S. and the Soviet Union supporting opposite sides without directly fighting each other?
This was a long-term result of the Korean War
Numerous answers from Week 20 "Consequences..."
The Korean War is best understood as a story about _____
What is division, containment, the cost of conflict, or stopping communism?