Korean War Flashcards

1
Q

Why was the U.S worried about Asia

A

Spread of communism

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2
Q

Soviet troops occupied…

American troops occupied…

A

The northern part of Korea down to the 38th parallel

The southern part of Korea up to the 38th parallel

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3
Q

Soviets built a

A

The Communist government in North Korea

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4
Q

1949

A

US and USSR departed which lead to conflict

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5
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June 15th 1950

A

North Korea invades South Korea

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6
Q

Kim Il Sung wanted

A

Unite Korea under communist rule with himself as a dictator

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7
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Syngman Rhee wanted

A

Unite Korea under the democratic rule with himself as leader

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8
Q

25th June 1950

A

200,000 North Korean troops invade South Korea

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9
Q

Who helped South Korea

A

US 7th fleet, UN (21 nations)

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10
Q

How many Americans fought

A

1,780,000

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11
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How many Chinese fought

A

3,000,000

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12
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How many South Koreans fought

A

100,000

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13
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General Macarthur

A

commander of the UN forces

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14
Q

September

A

North Korea occupied most of South Korea

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15
Q

General MacArthur called for the use of atomic weapons

A

Truman denied this and sacked Macarthur

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16
Q

October

A

Macarthur pushed them back

17
Q

June 1951

A

Communists drove back to the 38th parallel

18
Q

July 1953

A

Armistice

19
Q

How did this increase tensions

A

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.

20
Q

Roll-back

A

changing the policies of a government. The U.S. did this to get rid of communism

21
Q

Domino Theory

A

a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states,