Korean War Flashcards
What type of country has rich and poor people? The government is democratic and people chose their leader? People enjoy many freedoms.
Capitalism
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.
Communism
What year was World War Two?
1939-1945
The tension between the USA and the USSR resulted in what war?
The Cold War
What did both countries have that prevented them from fighting?
Nuclear weapons
What was the Truman Doctrine?
USA promised to help countries under threat from Communism.
What plan provided nations with financial help after the war?
Marshall Plan
What key term is the Americans idea that if they allowed one country in Asia to fall to communism then neighbouring countries would follow?
Domino Theory
During WW2 who occupied/ controlled Korea?
Japan
What years were the Korean War?
1950-1953
What part of Korea did the USA liberate?
South Korea
What part of Korea did the USSR liberate?
North Korea
What was the capital of North Korea?
Pyongyang
What was the capital of South Korea?
Seoul
Who led North Korea?
Kim Il Sung
Who led South Korea?
Syngman Rhee
What does containment mean?
Stop the spread of communism
What country fell to Communism in 1949?
China
How much money did the USA spend to prevent China becoming communist?
$2 billion
What country did the Chinese leaders retreat to after it fell to communism?
Taiwan
Name one other country that the US knew were under the threat of communism?
Malaya, Indonesia, Burma, Philippines
What was the connection between North Korea and Russia?
Fought for Russia during WW2 and wanted Korea to be Communist
What did North Korea do in 1950?
Invade South Korea
What two countries gave North Korea Military equipment?
China and USSR
Who was the US president in 1950?
Harry Truman
What Truman’s response after the events of 1950?
Sent supplies, Advisors and warships to waters around Korea
What organisation decided to drive North Korean troops out of South Korea?
United Nations
Who did not attend the meeting with the UN, that could have stopped the decision to drive out North Korea?
Russia
Why did Russia attend the UN meeting?
US refused China entry to the UN because it was communist.
Who had a Big influence on the UN?
USA
How many Nations provided the UN with troops?
18
How many men did the US provide the UN with?
300,000
What month and year did North Korea push South Korea back into a small corner of the country?
September 1950
Where did UN forces invade to push back the North Koreans?
Inchon
Where did the UN and South Korean troops attack from?
Pusan
Within weeks the North Koreans were pushed back over what border?
38th parallel
Who was in charge of the UN forces?
General Douglas MacArthur
What did the leader of the IN forces decide to do once South Korea was freed from North Korean Troops?
Carried on into North Korea
What country and river did the UN forces push up to?
China and the Yalu River
Who warned the UN not to push up to the Yalu river?
Mao Zedong, leader of China
Who helped North Korea by sending troops in late October 1950?
China
How many troops did China provide North Korea with?
200,000
What were the Chinese soldiers called?
People’s volunteers
What did the Soviet Union give to the North Koreans?
Tanks and planes
What city was the UN driven out of?
Seoul
From January to July 1951 the war had reached what?
Stalemate
MacArthur was willing to do what with the war which could cause more damage and death?
Carry on/ continue
Use nuclear weapons
What country was MacArthur willing to invade?
China
Why was president Truman happy to stop the war?
South Korea had been saved
What month and year did MacArthur ignore the UN?
March 1951
Why did MacArthur do when he ignored the UN?
Threatened to attack China
Who was MacArthur popular with?
US public and Military
What was MacArthurs style?
Bully or no nonsense
Who took direct action, stopped the North Koreans and brought together different nations?
UN
Who saved South Korea and provided the UN with the general?
USA
Who became closer friends with China?
USSR or China
Who gained respect from communist Asian countries, saved North Korea and received money and weapons from Russia?
China
Who had to suffer a war which resulted in stalemate at the same border the war began with?
Korea
Who suffered 30,000 casualties and was only able to act because Russia didn’t use its Veto?
UN
Who suffered 30,000 casualties, failed to free North Korea and increased spending from 12-60 billion dollars on the war?
USA
Who was forced into an expensive arms race with USA?
USSR or Russia
Who suffered 500,000, failed to win South Korea for Communism and lost potential trade with the US?
China
How many casualties did North and South Korea have?
1.3 million
What proportion of North and South Korean civilians died?
1/10 (10%)
How else was North and South Korea affected?
Lots of industry destroyed, agricultural destroyed, millions of refugees and no one won
When did peace talks begin?
July 1951
Why did peace talks fail?
Disagreements over prisoners of war
When was president Eisenhower elected?
November 1952
What did Eisenhower promise the US public?
End of US involvement in Korean
When did Stalin die?
1953
What impact did Stalin’s death have on Communist countries?
Lost faith in war
Where was the armistice signed?
Panmunjom
When was the armistice signed?
July 1953
When was SEATO set up?
1954
Why was SEATO set up?
Contain communism in Far East/ stop communism spreading
