Korea chronology Flashcards
1
Q
Korea divided in 2
A
1945
2
Q
Truman doctrine
A
1947
3
Q
berlin blockade
A
1948
4
Q
kill ill sung take power in north Korea
Syngman Rhee elected in south
A
1948
5
Q
china becomes communist
USSR test their first nuclear bomb
soviet boycott of the UN
A
1949
6
Q
April 1950
A
Stalin supports an invasion of the south
7
Q
June 25th 1950
A
north Korea invades south Korea
8
Q
27th June 1950
A
UN resolution 82
9
Q
15th September 1950
A
Inchon Landings
10
Q
October 1950
A
200,000 Chinese soldiers crossed the Yalu river
11
Q
April 1951
A
MacArthur is fired
12
Q
July 1951
A
Peace talks begin
13
Q
November 1952
A
Eisenhower is elected and vows to end the Korean war
14
Q
March 1953
A
death of Stalin
15
Q
July 1953
A
peace agreement signed in Panmunjom
