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What type of country has rich and poor people? The government is democratic and people chose their leader? People enjoy many freedoms.

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Capitalism

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What type of country has everyone working for the government? Everyone is equal in wealth but people do not choose their leader. Their lives are strictly controlled.

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Communism

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What year was World War Two?

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1939-1945

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The tension between the USA and the USSR resulted in what war?

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The Cold War

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What did both countries have that prevented them from fighting?

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Nuclear weapons

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What was the Truman Doctrine?

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USA promised to help countries under threat from Communism.

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What plan provided nations with financial help after the war?

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Marshall Plan

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What key term is the Americans idea that if they allowed one country in Asia to fall to communism then neighbouring countries would follow?

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Domino Theory

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9
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During WW2 who occupied/ controlled Korea?

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Japan

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What years were the Korean War?

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1950-1953

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What part of Korea did the USA liberate?

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South Korea

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What part of Korea did the USSR liberate?

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North Korea

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What was the capital of North Korea?

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Pyongyang

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What was the capital of South Korea?

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Seoul

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15
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Who led North Korea?

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Kim Il Sung

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Who led South Korea?

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Syngman Rhee

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17
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What does containment mean?

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Stop the spread of communism

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18
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What country fell to Communism in 1949?

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China

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19
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How much money did the USA spend to prevent China becoming communist?

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$2 billion

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20
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What country did the Chinese leaders retreat to after it fell to communism?

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Taiwan

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21
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Name one other country that the US knew were under the threat of communism?

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Malaya, Indonesia, Burma, Philippines

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What was the connection between North Korea and Russia?

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Fought for Russia during WW2 and wanted Korea to be Communist

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What did North Korea do in 1950?

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Invade South Korea

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What two countries gave North Korea Military equipment?

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China and USSR

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Who was the US president in 1950?

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Harry Truman

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What Truman’s response after the events of 1950?

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Sent supplies, Advisors and warships to waters around Korea

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What organisation decided to drive North Korean troops out of South Korea?

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United Nations

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Who did not attend the meeting with the UN, that could have stopped the decision to drive out North Korea?

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Russia

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Why did Russia attend the UN meeting?

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US refused China entry to the UN because it was communist.

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30
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Who had a Big influence on the UN?

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USA

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31
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How many Nations provided the UN with troops?

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18

32
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How many men did the US provide the UN with?

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300,000

33
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What month and year did North Korea push South Korea back into a small corner of the country?

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September 1950

34
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Where did UN forces invade to push back the North Koreans?

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Inchon

35
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Where did the UN and South Korean troops attack from?

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Pusan

36
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Within weeks the North Koreans were pushed back over what border?

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38th parallel

37
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Who was in charge of the UN forces?

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General Douglas MacArthur

38
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What did the leader of the IN forces decide to do once South Korea was freed from North Korean Troops?

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Carried on into North Korea

39
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What country and river did the UN forces push up to?

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China and the Yalu River

40
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Who warned the UN not to push up to the Yalu river?

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Mao Zedong, leader of China

41
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Who helped North Korea by sending troops in late October 1950?

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China

42
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How many troops did China provide North Korea with?

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200,000

43
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What were the Chinese soldiers called?

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People’s volunteers

44
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What did the Soviet Union give to the North Koreans?

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Tanks and planes

45
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What city was the UN driven out of?

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Seoul

46
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From January to July 1951 the war had reached what?

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Stalemate

47
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MacArthur was willing to do what with the war which could cause more damage and death?

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Carry on/ continue

Use nuclear weapons

48
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What country was MacArthur willing to invade?

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China

49
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Why was president Truman happy to stop the war?

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South Korea had been saved

50
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What month and year did MacArthur ignore the UN?

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March 1951

51
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Why did MacArthur do when he ignored the UN?

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Threatened to attack China

52
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Who was MacArthur popular with?

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US public and Military

53
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What was MacArthurs style?

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Bully or no nonsense

54
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Who took direct action, stopped the North Koreans and brought together different nations?

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UN

55
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Who saved South Korea and provided the UN with the general?

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USA

56
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Who became closer friends with China?

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USSR or China

57
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Who gained respect from communist Asian countries, saved North Korea and received money and weapons from Russia?

A

China

58
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Who had to suffer a war which resulted in stalemate at the same border the war began with?

A

Korea

59
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Who suffered 30,000 casualties and was only able to act because Russia didn’t use its Veto?

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UN

60
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Who suffered 30,000 casualties, failed to free North Korea and increased spending from 12-60 billion dollars on the war?

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USA

61
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Who was forced into an expensive arms race with USA?

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USSR or Russia

62
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Who suffered 500,000, failed to win South Korea for Communism and lost potential trade with the US?

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China

63
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How many casualties did North and South Korea have?

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1.3 million

64
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What proportion of North and South Korean civilians died?

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1/10 (10%)

65
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How else was North and South Korea affected?

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Lots of industry destroyed, agricultural destroyed, millions of refugees and no one won

66
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When did peace talks begin?

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July 1951

67
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Why did peace talks fail?

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Disagreements over prisoners of war

68
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When was president Eisenhower elected?

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November 1952

69
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What did Eisenhower promise the US public?

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End of US involvement in Korean

70
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When did Stalin die?

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1953

71
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What impact did Stalin’s death have on Communist countries?

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Lost faith in war

72
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Where was the armistice signed?

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Panmunjom

73
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When was the armistice signed?

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July 1953

74
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When was SEATO set up?

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1954

75
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Why was SEATO set up?

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Contain communism in Far East/ stop communism spreading

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