Korean War: The Basics
North and South Korea were divided at this line
What is the 38th Parallel?
Korea was divided after this war
What is World War II?
Vietnam was divided after this war
What is WWII?
Country that took control of Vietnam in WWII
Who is Japan?
This western country aided Diem's southern regime in 1960
Who is the United States?
Nickname for the Korean War
What is the Forgotten War?
This country started the war by invading the other
What is North Korea?
Line that divided Vietnam
What is the 17th Parallel?
Before the war, this is what Vietnam was called
What is French Indo-China?
1954 to 1975
When was the Vietnam War?
World organization that supported South Korea during the War
What is the United Nations?
At the end of the war, the line Korea was divided at.
What is the 38th Parallel?
Communist leader of North Vietnam?
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
After WWII, this country seized control of Vietnam
What is France?
Under his repressive, dictatorial rule in the South, Buddhists were persecuted and a lack of political freedom prevailed
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
TWO communist nations that supported North Korea
What are the Soviet Union and China?
Year the Armistice was signed, helping ending the conflict in Korea
What is 1953 (July 27th)
Country that controlled Vietnam in the late 1800s
What is France?
Democratic elections were to unite Vietnam but what side backed out (or who)?
What is South Vietnam (or Ngo Dinh Diem)?
After a military coup d'etat, he and his brother were murdered
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
The side that attacked first?
What is North Korea ?
Leader of China during the Korean War
Who is Mao Zedung?
Leader of South Vietnam?
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
Who lost control in Vietnam in 1954 at Dien Bien Phu?
Who is France (or South Vietnam)?
Route that stretched from North to South Vietnam, allowing North Vietnamese to move soldiers and supplies
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?