The Korean War Flashcards
1
Q
Is the Korean war still happening?
A
No. There is an 67 year armistice as no peace treaty has been signed.
2
Q
Korea was previously a…
A
Japanese colony.
3
Q
Why was America worried?
A
They were worried about the domino effect.
4
Q
Why was America allowed to fight?
A
They used the UN as a banner.
5
Q
Start of the war.
A
25 June 1950.
6
Q
Line in the middle.
A
38th parallel.
7
Q
There was a successful attack in…
A
Inchon in September and MacArthur went further and it started to look like ‘rollback’
8
Q
How many American casualties?
A
33,000
9
Q
Why did China get involved?
A
For security reasons and because McArthur released what he was going to say on a radio and so they were prepared.
10
Q
John Gaddis.
A
American intervention was ‘due to communist challenge to the post-war collective security.’
