| A | B |
|---|
| "The Forgotten War" | another name for the Korean War |
| Korea was our first _____ war | limited |
| Feb 1945 | Yalta Conference |
| At the Yalta conference.. | 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 |
| Who invaded South Korea first? | North Korean Communists |
| 15 | nations under the UN flag fighting the NKs |
| Has the Korean War officially ended? | no |
| July 1953 | truce is signed |
| 1950-1953 | Korean War |
| 1953 US president | Eisenhower |
| President who fired General 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 North Korea |
| 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 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 Army General MacArthur fired? | He publicly criticized President Truman |
