Korean War

Military

A 2 1/2 mile wide Demilitarized Zone was set up to keep the two sides apart. Both agreed not to increase _____ strength.

World War

A continuing dispute between MacArthur and defense leaders in Washington led President Truman to replace the general as commander in chief. MacArthur wanted to use "all out measures" including bombing bases in China, to achieve victory. Truman and his advisers feared such actions might lead to a third______.

Ninety

About ______ percent of the UN troops were Americans.

Soviet Union

After Japan was defeated in WW2, Korea was occupied by troops of the ______ and the U.S.

Seoul

After US and UN forces arrived in Korea, Seoul was recaptured.

Fighting

After lengthy peace talks, an armistice agreement was signed on July 27, 1953, and the _____ ended.

Prisoners

After the armistice was signed, the Allies and the Communists charged each other with torture and starvation of prisoners and other war crimes. The two sides exchanged 88,559 ______.

Korea

Although the fighting stopped, negotiators were unable to draw up a permanent peace plan. They were also unsuccessful in reunifying _____.

Soviet

As many as 100 to 150 Us F-86 Sabre jets and _____-built MIG-15's took part in some air battles.

North

By the summer of 1951 , the two sides had dug in and began fighting along a battle line ______ of the 38th parallel.

Capital

During the first months of the war, the North Korean Communists captured Seoul, the ______ of South Korea.

Helicopters

For the first time during a war, ______ carried soldiers into combat.

Commander

General Douglas MacArthur of the US was named ______ in chief of the UN command.

Allies

General MacArthur and the Allies were confident that the war would be over by Christmas. But in late November , China sent a huge army into Korea to fight the ______.

Jeep

General Walker was killed in a ______ accident, and Lt. General Matthew B. Ridgeway took command.

Japan

In 1895, the Japanese took control of Korea and in 1910 made it part of ______ .

Allied

Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker became field commander of the ______ ground forces in Korea.

Tokyo

MacArthur directed Allied operations from his headquarters in ______, Japan.

Ignored

North Korea _____ a UN demand that it pull its army out of South Korea.

Border

North Korea and South Korean became separate nations. Their troops sometimes clashed along the ______.

United Nations (UN)

President Harry S. Truman ordered American forces to South Korea. 15 other ______ members also sent soldiers.

Half

Soviet forces in northern Korea and American soldiers in southern Korea were separated by the 38th parallel, a latitude line that divided the country in ______.

Communists

The Allies advanced into North Korea and seized Pyongyang, the capital city, on October 19,1950. The _____ retreated farther north.

Pyongyang

The Chinese forced US and UN troops to withdraw from _____ and retreat into South Korea.

Civilians

The Korean War caused extensive damage throughout the country. More than a million ____ were killed.

Jet Airplanes

The Korean War marked the first battle between ______.

China

The North Korean army was helped by soldiers from ______.

Elections

The UN called for ______ to choose one government for the entire country, but the Soviets opposed the idea.

Shells

The US navy helped troops land by firing ____ at enemy targets on shore.

Invasion

The US withdrew its forces from Korea in 1949. In 1950, the Communist leaders of North Korea ordered an _____ of South Korea.