korean war

korea first became a divided nation after ww2 when

a civil war began between the north and south

soviet union

built the m15s that fought against the f-86's

the government of other korea was controlled by

communists

north korea

country above the 38th parallel

t/f: north korea and south korea were unified into a single nation at the end of the war

false

t/f: the allies used "all out measures" including bombing bases in china, during the korean war

false

the president who ordered US troops to south korea was

harry s truman

south korea

it was defended by the united states during the war

______ planes and helicopters were used for the first time during the korean war

jet

the allies eventually occupied pyongyang, the capital of ______

north korea

the korean war began when

north korea invaded south korea

china

sent ground troops to help the north korean army

in the early months of the war, the communists captured ______, the capital of south korea

seoul

t/f: after the fighting ended, the allies and communists accused each other of committing war crimes

true

t/f: the korean war lasted from 1974 until 1977

true

t/f: the korean war resulted in widespread damage loss of life

true

the world peacekeeping organization that tried unsuccessfully to prevent the korean war was the

united nations

about ninety percent of the united nations forces in korea were sent there by the ______

united states

united states

walton h. walker and matthew b ridgeway served in the armed forces of this nation