Korean War Flashcards
leader of South Korea during Korean War
Mao Zedong
He was the leader of communist North Korean forces during the Korean War
kim il sung
this “line” separated north from South Korea after WWII:
38th parallel
soveit-backed North Korean troops invvaded South Korea in this year
1950
United Nations/ us forces were initially led by this WWII pacific theatre leader and head of american occupied japan
douglas macarthur
the capitol of korea
seoul
capital of North Korea is
pyongyang
daring behind enemy lines landing by the UN/US forces took place at this location
inchon
the North Korean forces cornered the UN/ US forces after UN forces pushed the North Koreans to this river:
yalu
he became the second leader of UN forces after the prior general was relieved of command by harry S Truman:
Matthew ridgway
this republican became president of the US after a landslide victory in 1952 presidential election and further ended the Korean War
dwight d eisenhower
MASH
mobile army surgical hospital
North Korea gov was upset with the prisoner exchange policy of the UN/US because:
the UN/US forces had a policy of returning only those prisoners of war who wished to return to North Korea or homeland
the american pres at start of Korean War
truman