Question | Answer |
When was Korea divided | September 9, 1948 |
What country had control of Korea before the division (for 50 years)? | Japan |
Colony | An area/country under control bu another country/government |
Where was North Korea split? | 38th Parallel |
Who occupied the Northern Half of Korea? | Soviet Union |
Kind of government in North Korea | Communism |
Kind of government in South Korea | Non-communist; democracy |
What happens to wealth in communism? | distributed equally among people |
The Soviets were trying to do what in order to increase power? | Spreading communism to other countries and gaining land and allis |
The stand off between the US and Soviet Union | Cold War |
What did Kim II Sung want to do? | Reunite the Korean Peninsula under a communist reign |
What president tried to stop Kim II Sung and North Korea? | Truman |
What happened in North Korea? | North Korea invaded the southern peninsula |
Who led the UN forces in the fight against communists? | America |
What country felt threatened and sent troops to help the North Koreans? | China |
Why did MacArhur do to get fired? | He talked to the press about Truman |
What president ended the Korean War? | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
What did the peace agreement do? | Gave North and South Korea their border back |
What is a DMZ? | A DeMilitarized Zone, where the North and South can protect their borders |
What has happened to North Korea over the past 50 years? | North Korea has grown more isolated from the rest of the World |