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1
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when did the korean war take place?

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june 1950- july 1953

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2
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identify two values of communist USSR

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  1. one party state

2. government control over the economy and distribution of wealth

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describe the relationship between the USA and USSR during the cold war

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tense

hostile

competitive

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what was the truman doctrine and when was it announced?

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america’s policy of containment - preventing the spread of communism

1947

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how did america try and prevent the spread of communism in asia?

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$2 billion was given to nationalists in china

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which country in asia became communist in 1949?

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china

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when did china become communist?

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1949

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what was the domino theory and who believed it?

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americans believed that if one country turned communist, the neighbouring countries would follow

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what happened to north korea after WW2?

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it became communist

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who was the leader of north korea after WW2?

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supreme leader kim il sung

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what happened to south korea after WW2?

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the country became anti-communist and won the support of america

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who was the leader of south korea after WW2?

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president syngman rhee

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13
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what was the border between NK and SK?

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38th parallel

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14
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what was expected to take place in 1948?

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elections to reunite korea

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15
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when were the elections in korea, that were expected to reunite the country?

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1948

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16
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did elections in korea in 1948 go as planned? if not what happened instead?

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no - president syngman rhee held and won elections in south korea and kim il sung said NK was separate and independent

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17
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what were two of NK’s aims for the war?

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  1. successfully take over SK territory

2. unite korea as a communist country

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describe 2 of america’s aims during the war

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  1. contain the spread of communism in korea and asia

2. for president truman to win the support of the american people

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who was the president in america during the korean war?

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truman 1950-1952

dwight eisenhower 1952-1953

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what were 2 of china’s aims during the war?

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  1. establish international status and military strength

2. aid the spread of communism

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what was the USSR’s aim during the war?

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  1. aid the spread of communism
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22
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what was NK’s army called?

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north korean people’s army

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23
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when did the north korean people’s army invade SK? how many soldiers invaded?

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june 1950

75,000 soldiers

24
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from june to september 1950, how much of south korea had NK occupied?

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the whole country except the south east region

25
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how did america respond to the invasion of south korea from june to september 1950?

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  1. sent advisers, supplies and warships to the surrounding waters of SK
  2. put pressure on the UN security council to condemn NK’s actions and ask them to with draw troops
26
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what is the UN and when was it set up?

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international organisation that aims to prevent war and promote cooperation. set up after WW2 in 1945

27
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why was the USSR boycotting the UN?

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america had stopped china’s entry into the UN because they turned communist in 1949

28
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what did the UN agree to do in south korea?

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help SK militarily by forcing NK out of the south and restore peace and protect the region.

29
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who was sent by the UN to force the north koreans back?/

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General MacArthur

30
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when did UN troops arrive in SK?

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sept 1950

31
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how successful were the UN forces in SK? how long did it take them?

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september 1950 - october 1950

very successful: the UN forces drove the NKs back to the yalu river on the chinese border

32
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how did america’s/the UN’s policy change during the war?

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went from containment to rollback (pushing the NK forces beyond the 38th parallel)

33
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when did china enter the korean war?

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october 1950

34
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why did china enter the war in october 1950?

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the UN forces had pushed the NK forces to the yalu river on the chinese border - threatening for chinese

35
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how did the soviet union support china and NK during the war?

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provided military advice and equipment like modern tanks and planes

36
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what was china’s army called?2

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People’s Volunteers

37
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how successful were the chinese troops in their involvement in october 1950 and in what years did they do this?

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october 1950 - january 1951

very successful: the UN troops were pushed back beyond the 38th parallel into SK

38
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how would you describe the war between 1951 and 1953?

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it was a stalemate/standstill on the 38th parallel. neither side forced the other beyond the border

39
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why was general macarthur sacked and when?

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1951 - he wanted to use aggressive tactics like nuclear bombing on china

truman didn’t want to risk a war between america and the USSR and China

macarthur didn’t follow instructions and threatened war in china in march 1951 so he was fired

40
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when did peace talks between NK and SK start?

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june 1951

41
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why did the peace talks fail?

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the countries disagreed over an exchange of prisoners and the fighting started again

42
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who was elected president after truman and in which year?

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eisenhower 1952

43
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who died in march 1953 and how did this help end the war?

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josef stalin (USSR leader)

after this china and NK were not sure that the USSR would continue supporting the war

44
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when did josef stalin die?

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march 1953

45
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when was the armistice (peace agreement) finally signed?

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july 1953

46
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how many korean casulties were there in the war?

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1.3 million (almost 50:50 in SK and NK)

47
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give 2 negative effects of the war on korea?

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industry and agriculture was ruined

millions forced to flee their homes

48
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how american soldiers died during the war?

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33,000

49
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how many chinese deaths were there in the war?

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over half a million

50
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what happened to relations between the US and USSR after the war?

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further tension and competition

51
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did america meet its aims during the war?

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yes - SK remained independent

no - NK was communist (rollback failed)

52
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did china meet their aims during the korean war?

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yes - china established its reputation as strong. NK remained communist and protected china’s borders (buffer state)

no - china’s involvement failed, as SK was not taken over

53
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did NK meet their aims?

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no - failed to take over SK

54
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did SK meet their aims?

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yes - remained independent and not taken over by NK

55
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did the UN meet its aims?

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yes - taken quick direct action and prevented a take over of SK.

56
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how many nations worked together in the UN to provide supports and troops?

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18 nations

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