Korean War
Who was primarily in the Inchon Invasion?
10th corps Marines
War lasted from ____-______
1950-1953
Arbitrary line was located at the _______
38th parallel
November 27, 1951: Cease fire line established at ______
38th parallel north
_____ Americans died in the war
46,000
______ UN forces and _____ Chinese and Korean casualities
500,000; 1.5 million
Which army pushed out of the Pusan Perimeter and who were they commanded by?
8th army, Walton Walker
What will be the largest retreat in US military history?
At the Yalu River
Chinese Nationalist leader
Chiang Kai-Shek
____ was supported by the United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
UN forces are forced to retreat from Yalu River under _______
Chinese onslaught
November- December, 1950: ____________
Chosin Reservoir Battle
November, 1951- July, 1953: Continuous fighting along the _____
DMZ
Korean war is also known as the __________
Forgotten War
July 8,1950: _______ was named UN commander in Korea
General Douglas MacArthur
September 15, 1950: _________, MacArthur's forces landed there and begin the liberation of South Korea
Inchon Invasion
Korean war began on _________
June 25 1950
On ________ North Korea invaded South Korea
June 25, 1950
_____ was very popular in Korea because he led the Korean resistance against Japan during World War II
Kim II-Sung
September- November 24, 1950: ________ drives North Koreans out of South Korea; American troops pursue North Korean army across the _______, the dividing line between the two Koreas
MacArthur, 38th parallel north
April 11, 1951: Truman relieves ________ of his command for openly criticizing the administration's foreign policy strategy. ________________ becomes the commander of the UN troops in South Korea
MacArthur, Matthew Ridgeway
Chinese Communist leader
Mao Zedong
Kim II-Sung was supported by _____
Mao Zedong
_____ was supported by the Soviet Union and garnered support from the masses in the country side
Mao Zedong
____ won control over China and _____ was forced to Taiwan on ________
Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-Shek, October 1 1949
January 25, 1951: Under the leadership of ____________, US forces are able to stabilize their lines near the 38 Parallel
Matthew Ridgeway
________ had taken over the 8th Army after Walton Walker had died during the war
Matthew Ridgeway
The Democratic People's Republic, which was ______, was established in _______ and led by ________
North Korea, September 1948, Kim II-Sung
June 25,1950: War breaks out when ______ invades _______
North Korea, South Korea
November 15, 1950:__________ enters the Korean War on the side of North Korea
People's Republic of China
At the _______, it was decided that Korea would be free and unified.
Potsdam Conference
The North Korean Army easily overran the South Korean Army and pushed them back to the city of _____
Pusan
September 14,1950: American troops begin to push out of ______
Pusan Perimeter
_____ is the capitol of North Korea
Pyongyang
The United States would not supply ___ with weapons because they were worried he would attempt to invade North Korea.
Rhee
____ and ____ wanted a unified Korea
Rhee and Sung
____ is the capitol of South Korea
Sole
The Republic of Korea, which was _____, was established in _____ and led by _______
South Korea, August 1948, Syngman Rhee
June 21, 1951: UN troops push the communist forces out of _______ and ________ asks for peace talks
South Korea, China
When the US would not supply Rhee, the _____ was secretly supplying North Korean Army
Soviet Union
Which three world powers is Korea in the middle of?
Soviet Union, China, Japan
Kim II-Sung had a secret agreement with _____ that he would invade South Korea
Stalin
______ was educated in the United States but was corrupt with his power.
Syngman Rhee
_____ decided, with the support of the United Nations, to send troops to support South Korea and fight the spread of ____ in Asia
Truman, Communism
June 30, 1950: _____ troops enter the war
US
June 27, 1950: _____ approves military aid in South Korea
United Nations Security Council
After ______, it was decided that the _______ would occupy North Korea and the ____ would occupy South Korea.
WWII, Soviet Union, United States
American forces approach the ______ on the Chinese border
Yalu River
North Korea and China are separated by the ______
Yalu River
July 25, 1953: War ends with signing of _______ at _______ calling for demilitarized zone and voluntary repatriation of prisoners. The________ is established as boundary between the North and South Korea
armistice, Panmunjon, 38th parallel north
Time line order
okay
The South Korean Army and Us advisors were almost pushed off the _______, but they established the _______
peninsula, Pusan Perimeter
July 10, 1951: ______ starts
truce talks
