korean war Flashcards
how was korea divided?
north (communist supported by russia and china) and south (republican and supported by west)
what happened in june/july 1950?
stalin wanted to expand, told north korea to unite korea under communism so 100,000 troops attack the south
what did president truman fear?
soviet planning to conquer the world by communism, especially europe
what action did the united nations take?
emergency session, resolution was they decided to help south korea
who was appointed to command the united nation forces?
douglas mcarthur
how did the leader of china, chairman mao react?
sent 250,000 troops to NK to help fight
what had mcarthur told truman about china?
they wouldnt get involved (lol)
what did mcarthur propose to truman?
expand war to china and use 50 atomic bombs
how did truman respond?
laid off mcarthur
where did the fighting stop?
38 parallel, same place where it started
**1994 budapest memorandum
agreemtn between russia and ukraine where ukraine gives russia weapons if they guarantee their territorial integrity (current events)