Korean War Flashcards
Why was the U.S worried about Asia
Spread of communism
Soviet troops occupied…
American troops occupied…
The northern part of Korea down to the 38th parallel
The southern part of Korea up to the 38th parallel
Soviets built a
The Communist government in North Korea
1949
US and USSR departed which lead to conflict
June 15th 1950
North Korea invades South Korea
Kim Il Sung wanted
Unite Korea under communist rule with himself as a dictator
Syngman Rhee wanted
Unite Korea under the democratic rule with himself as leader
25th June 1950
200,000 North Korean troops invade South Korea
Who helped South Korea
US 7th fleet, UN (21 nations)
How many Americans fought
1,780,000
How many Chinese fought
3,000,000
How many South Koreans fought
100,000
General Macarthur
commander of the UN forces
September
North Korea occupied most of South Korea
General MacArthur called for the use of atomic weapons
Truman denied this and sacked Macarthur
October
Macarthur pushed them back
June 1951
Communists drove back to the 38th parallel
July 1953
Armistice
How did this increase tensions
The conspiracy of the USSR spreading communism across the world was confirmed
First armed conflict between the U.S and USSR
The conflict would symbolise further conflicts throughout the cold war such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, U-2 accident etc.
Roll-back
changing the policies of a government. The U.S. did this to get rid of communism
Domino Theory
a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states,
