The Cold War in Asia (The Korean War)

The Korean war lasted from ____ to _____.

1950 - 1953

When did the fighting during the Korean War end?

1953

North Korea was given military support by ___

China

What was the theory called that projected that if Vietnam fell to communism then all of the countries in Southeast Asia would fall too.

Domino TheoryHow did the territorial division of Korea change after the Korean War?

Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?

Douglas MacArthur

The president of the USA during the Korean War was

Harry Truman

Why did China decide to take part in the Korean War? Select all the right answers.

It did not want a neighbour that was democratic. The USA had its military forces at the border and was threatening China.

What war ended in a stalemate?

Korean War

The leader of the Chinese communist movement

Mao Zedong

Who was the leader who founded the Communist Peoples' Republic of China after the Chinese Civil War?

Mao Zedong

Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea

North Korea was supported by ________________, which has a _________________ government.

Soviet Union/communist

In June of 1950 North Korea attacks South Korea in an effort to join the two Koreas under communism.

The Korean War

Why was Korea important to the USSR and USA? Select all the right answers.

The USSR needed an Asian country to establish its communist influence. China had become communist, so the USA wanted to prevent communism from spreading further. The USSR had created its own nuclear bombs, so the USA needed Korea to maintain a balance of power.

Which conclusion is supported by the information provided on this map?

The war did little to change the territorial division of Korea

What happened when China decided to join the Korean War?

They helped North Korea push the USA and South Korean forces back across the 38th parallel.

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

To stop the spread of communism

South Korea was supported by ________________ which has a _________________ government.

U.S.A./democratic

When China became a communist country, a/an ____________ was formed between the Soviet Union and China in 1950.

alliance

The Koren War ended in an ______ in 1953 with neither side winning the war.

armistice agreement

North Korea was a _____ nation.

communist

The United States gets involved in the Korean War due to its foreign policy of _____ and the ______in which the US promises military aid to countries fighting communist takeover.

containment; Truman doctrine

An armistice agreement in the Korean Conflict, ended in an agreement that established a _________________ zone along the _______________.

demilitarized/ 38th parallelWhat war ended in a stalemate?

South Korea is a ___ nation.

democratic

How did the territorial division of Korea change after the Korean War?

remained the same

The political border between North and South Korea was

the 38th parallel

The 2.5 miles wide fortified buffer zone between the two Korean nations.

the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

South Korea is given military support by ____.

the United States

In 1949, China was taken by communist forces led by Mao Zedong and the People's Republic of China was declared.

the fall of China