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Causes
America's Part
Battles
Effects
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35 years long.
What is the number of years Japan controlled Korea before the Korean War?
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The majority of the UN military forces
What did the US provide in the Korean War?
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September 15, 1950
When did the 'Battle of Inchon' start?
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North Korea is a communist nation and South Korea is a free republic.
What is the political difference between North and South Korea?
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The administrative control of a territory granted to a country by a body of the United Nations.
What is trusteeship?
200
Douglas MacArthur
What is the name of the UN ground force?
200
Chsoin Reservoir Campaign, and the Changjin Lake Campaign
What are the two other names for the 'Battle of the Chosin Reservoir?'
200
Many children were orphaned during the war.
What started an adoption flow between the U.S. and Korea that continues today?
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In 1950.
What is the year that North Korea first invaded South Korea?
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Because of the tense atmosphere that characterized cold war politics
Why did the US intervene in the war?
300
It started because the PRC wanted to regain Seoul (South Korea's capital) so they attacked the UN troops, stationed there.
Why did the 'Battle of Imjin River' start?
300
One-tenth of the civilian population. 85% of all casualties were civilians.
How much of the civilian population was killed during the Korean war?
400
In 1953.
What is the year the Korean War ended?
400
The dominant western opinion at time saw nan international Communism that tried to expand step by temp its sphere of influence of other countries
What was the american perspective on the Korean War?
400
They were fought while negotiations were going on between China, the US, and the Koreans. The US was upset because they felt many of their soldiers died over land that was of no use.
What period was the two battles of 'Pork Chop Hill' fought in? Why were the US upset?
400
North Korea enjoyed economic growth until the 70s, until nearly collapsing in the late 90s. South Korea, which was very poor during the war, is now an economic power and was able to escape a recession during the global financial crisis of 2009.
After the war, what happened the Korean economy?
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The country is China.
What is the country that joined forces with North Korea?
500
July 27, 1953
What year was the cease-fire reached?
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-Between the UN/ South Korean, and North Korean -Fought between August to September 1950 -They fought for 6 weeks -Then the North Koreans retreated -It was the farthest the North Koreans ever got in the war
What are the main points of the Pusan Perimeter battle?
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Separating families.
What is one of the biggest social effects between North and South Korea