korean war Flashcards
1
Q
latitude line in between NK and SK
A
- 38th parallel (occupied by soviets)
2
Q
Kim il sung
A
-NK, provisional gov, soviet army captain, “premier of democratic people’s republic”
3
Q
what did Kim do?
A
- 2 million acres of land were redistributed in under a month
- women were given equality
- formed groups to educate population
- NK became economically stronger than SK
4
Q
president Rhee
A
-started brutal campaigns against suspected communists
5
Q
domino effect
A
belief that if one country fell to communism others would soon follow
6
Q
Truman doctrine
A
states that US will help any country under communist rule that doesn’t want to be
7
Q
who supported NK?
A
soviets
8
Q
SK AND NK GOV
A
SK- anti communist gov
NK- communist gov
9
Q
who commanded UN?
A
Douglas MacArthur
10
Q
MASH UNITS
A
• MOBILE ARMY SURGICAL HOSPITAL (MASH)
- were designed to get experienced personnel to the front
11
Q
war by proxy
A
enemy powers using 3rd parties as “subs” for fighting each other
used in:
• Korean War
• Cuban missile crisis
• Vietnam war
