UN Involvement
Conflict in Congo
The Korean War
Key Terms
100

These two events overlapped, splitting UN attention

The Suez Canal Crisis and the Hungarian Uprising

100

The year in which Congo became independent

1960

100

Dividing line between North and South Korea over which the war was fought

38th Parallel

100

A sudden and often violent overthrow of a government by a small group; often by military, paramilitary, or political elites

Coup

200

Common UN motivation for involvement

Maintain sovereignty of states, maintain order, peacefully resolve disputes, etc. 

(Other answers may be acceptable)

200

The year in which the Katanga secession was defeated

1963

200

Area from which the Chinese forces pushed the UN forces back

The Yalu River

200

"An attack on one is an attack on all," as an ideology

Collective Security

300

An unsuccessful uprising against Soviet control in this country in 1956 exposed limits in the UN's authority

Hungary

300

Daily Double: Resource-rich region which seceded following independence

Katanga

300

What the war devolved into and the result

Stalemate and Armistice; ceasefire but no formal end to war

300

Point to which UN forces were pushed back during the Korean War

Pusan Perimeter

400

The Soviets claimed this about UN involvement in the Congo conflict

That it backed Western interests

400

Peacekeeping force deployed during the conflict

ONUC/United Nations Operation in the Congo 

(Yeah the acronym makes no sense)

400

The names of North and South Korea during the war

South = Republic of Korea

North = Democratic People's Republic of Korea

400

The first UN peacekeeping force

UNEF/United Nations Emergency Force

500

These three countries made a plan to attack Egypt, prompting UN intervention

UK, France, and Israel

500

Staged a coup, and became dictator following reunification

Mobutu Sese Seko

500

Daily Double: Counterattack by UN forces to push back after being cornered; marked a major turning point in the war

Inchon Landing

500

Belief that all 'peace-loving states' can be a member of the United Nations

The Association Principle