A | B |
"The Forgotten War" | another name for the Korean War |
Korea was our first _____ war | limited |
Feb 1945 | Yalta Conference |
At the Yalta confernce.. | Stalin agreed to enter the war against Japan |
Pacific Theater | the war between the US and Japan during WWII |
US took over _____ Korea | South |
USSR took over _____ Korea | North |
1949 | US withdraws from S. Korea |
Who invaded SK first? | North Korean Communists |
June 1950 | invasion of SK by NK |
15 | nations under the UN flag fighting the NKs |
Has the Korean War officially ended? | no |
July 1953 | armistice is signed |
1950-1953 | Korean War |
1953 US president | Eisenhower |
President who fired MacArthur | Truman |
When did Stalin enter the war against Japan | after US dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima |
Where and when did MacArthur attack the commies from behind? | Inchon port, Sept 1950 |
What did MacArthur want to do? | nuke Shanghai and Beijing |
Whose side did China enter the war on? | Communist NK |
Where and when did China enter the war? | Yalu River, Oct 1950 |
North Korea and South Korea are divided on.. | the 38th parallel |
1953 in the US | Eisenhower becomes President |
1953 in the USSR | Stalin dies |
What do the new leaders after Stalin want? | the war to end; peace talks ensue |
total of about ____ died | 5 million |
the majority of UN troops sent to help the situation were ___ | American |
Why was MacArthur fired? | He publicly criticized the President |