Korea Flashcards
1
Q
Background
A
- 1940 to 1945 controlled by Japan
- Liberated by US after WW2
- Elections held in 1948 - Syngman Rhee
2
Q
UN Response
A
82 resolution - condemened actions
83 - offered to help
84 - actively push out
3
Q
Initial
A
1950 - June to Sept NK success pushed south to South east peninsular
4
Q
American Intervention
A
inchon - Sept 1950
5
Q
Rollback
A
Oct 1950 under MacArthur
pushed all the way to Yalu river
6
Q
China
A
Nov 1950
- 200,000 Chinese
- 500,000 more drove US back
7
Q
Stalemate
A
1951 - stalemate
Macarthur fired over bomb
8
Q
Armistice
A
53
