The Korean War Period

Question 0

After Japan’s loss in WWII, Korea was divided at this line into North Korea (communist) and South Korea (noncommunist)

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The 38th parallel latitude

Question 1

Occupied the Korean Peninsula in 1910 and ruled in harshly

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Japan

Question 2

Start of Korean War

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The North Koreans suddenly invaded South Korea with soviet arms

Question 3

US response to Korean War

Answer 3

• Truman urged UN Security Council to send military forces to Korea
• Truman appointed general Douglas MacArthur to lead force
• 90% of force were Americans

Question 4

MacArthur’s counterattack at Inchon

Answer 4

The UN forces were able to pursue the North Koreans back across the 38th parallel into North Korea

Question 5

China’s response

Answer 5

The Chinese were angry; Chinese troops crossed the border as UN neared the Yalu

Question 6

General MacArthur’s war strategy

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Believed that US would be able to win in Korea only if they attacked china

Question 7

Truman’s response

Answer 7

Fired MacArthur

Question 8

Peace talks

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Ended fighting in the Korean War in 1953

Question 9

Demilitarized zone

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An area which neither side controls

Question 10

Alger Hiss

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Accused of passing government secrets to soviet agents

Question 11

Pumpkin Papers

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Copies of the secret papers Hiss sent to the soviets

Question 12

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Answer 12

Were found guilty of supplying secret info to the Soviet Union and were sentenced death

Question 13

Joseph McCarthy

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Senator of Wisconsin

Question 14

McCarthy’s list

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List of 205 communist names who worked in the State Department

Question 15

McCarthyism

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Accusing someone of disloyalty without having any evidence

Question 16

Governments ultimate response to McCarthy’s list

Answer 16

They bravely stood up to him and condemned him