Korean War Flashcards
Joseph Stalin
Communist leader of the Soviet Union during the Korean War
Iron Curtain
Symbolic division between East and West during the Cold War
Containment
Policy holding back or stopping communism
Berlin Airlift
The flying in of supplies to Berlin after a Soviet blockade cut out all routes
Cold War
A war in which 2 enemies never fight in combat but compete in other ways
Harry S. Truman
President of the U.S, during the Korean War
Douglas MacArthur
American General during the Korean War fired by Truman
Demilitarized Zone
Border between North and South Korea
Capitalism
Economic system in which businesses are owned by private citizens
Communism
Economic system is which the government controls everything
Arm Race
A race between the U.S.A and Soviet Union to build the most nuclear weapons
Guerrilla Fighting
Fighting by small groups using tactics such as ambush and sabotage
Kim II Sung
Founder and leader of communist North Korea
38th Parallel
The border between North and South Korea
Germany
Which country that was divided between Allies after World War II