Korean War Flashcards

1
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Joseph Stalin

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Communist leader of the Soviet Union during the Korean War

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2
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Iron Curtain

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Symbolic division between East and West during the Cold War

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3
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Containment

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Policy holding back or stopping communism

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4
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Berlin Airlift

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The flying in of supplies to Berlin after a Soviet blockade cut out all routes

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5
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Cold War

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A war in which 2 enemies never fight in combat but compete in other ways

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6
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Harry S. Truman

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President of the U.S, during the Korean War

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7
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Douglas MacArthur

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American General during the Korean War fired by Truman

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8
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Demilitarized Zone

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Border between North and South Korea

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9
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Capitalism

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Economic system in which businesses are owned by private citizens

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10
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Communism

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Economic system is which the government controls everything

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11
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Arm Race

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A race between the U.S.A and Soviet Union to build the most nuclear weapons

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12
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Guerrilla Fighting

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Fighting by small groups using tactics such as ambush and sabotage

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13
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Kim II Sung

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Founder and leader of communist North Korea

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14
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38th Parallel

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The border between North and South Korea

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15
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Germany

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Which country that was divided between Allies after World War II

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16
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Israel

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Which country was created at the beginning of the Cold War

17
Q

Red

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Which term was used as slang for communist

18
Q

China

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Which country helped North Korean fight during the war

19
Q

Keep South Korea from being turned communist

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What was the reason we fought the Korean War

20
Q

North Korea

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Which country was the communist enemy during the Korean War

21
Q

4

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Chinese troops invade and help North Koreans push U.S. and South Korean troops back below the 38th Parallel

Number the statments in the correct order: 1-5

22
Q

2

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U.S. troops land at Pusan and Inch’on and begin pushing communist back into North Korea

Number the statments in the correct order: 1-5

23
Q

1

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North Korea invades the South adn takes most of the country

Number the statments in the correct order: 1-5

24
Q

5

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Aerican and South Korean troops push communist back to the 38th Parallel

Number the statments in the correct order: 1-5

25
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3

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U.S. and SOuth Korean troops puch communist trops far north, almost to the Chinese border

Number the statments in the correct order: 1-5