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The Korean War
Mrs. Shelton
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What country controlled Korea during WWII? | Japan |
| What is the geographic area that includes Japan, China and Korea? | Far East |
| What sea lies east of the Korean Peninsula? | Sea Of Japan |
| What strait separates Korea and Japan? | Korean Strait |
| What river separates North Korea from China? | Yalu River |
| What is the dividing line between North and South Korea? | 38 Parallel |
| What nation occupied Korea north of the 38th parallel after WWII | Soviet Union |
| What nation occupied Korea south of the 38th parallel after WWII | USA |
| What name was given to South Korea? | Republic of Korea |
| What is the capitol of South Korea | Seoul |
| Who was the president of South Korea | Syngman Rhee |
| What was the system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by the state? | Communism |
| What nation sent troops to help the North Koreans? | China |
| What is the communism section of Korea | North Korea |
| What is a solemn declaration against something? | Protest |
| Who was president of the US during Korean war | Truman |
| Who was the communist leader of china? | Mao Tse'tung |
| Who was in charge of the US troops in Japan? | MacArthur |
| Where did MacArthur and Truman meet? | Wake Island |
| What is a person representing a country in the UN | Delegate |
| What part of the UN decided to send troops to Korea | Security Council |
| What nation boycotted the security council meeting on korea | Soviet Union |
| What soviet delagate was not there to vote? | Malik |
| Who became commander of the United Nations in force Korea | MacArthur |
| What Chinese leader did MacArthur want the United nations to help? | Chang Kia' Shek |
| Who did Mao Tse-tungs forced to leave china with his followers? | CHang Kia' Shek |
| What city in southern Korea were the united nations forces pushed back toward? | Pusan |
| What is a tactic that prevents supplies from coming into or out of a seaport | Blockade |
| What group did Truman order to protect Formosa and to blockade the Korean coast? | 7th fleet |
| On what city did MacArthur order and amphibious attack? | Inchon |
| WHat military leader and civilian leader clashed over war policies? | MacArthur and Truman |
| Who replace MacArthur? | Ridgeway |
| WHat did china claim its troops in Korea were | Volunteers |
| What weapons did the soviet union supply to UN forces in Korea | MIG'15 |
| What is a deadlock in fighting? | STalemate |
| What is a technique the communist and North koreans were accused of using on prisoners to change their thinking? | Brain washing |
| What is preventing or restricting an enemy's success? | Containment |
| WHat is a nation accused of an unprovoked offensive attack? | Aggressor |
| What is war waged with less than total capability or with less than total victory as its purpose | Limited war |
| What is an area from which the army has been removed? | DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) |
| WHat is a temporary end of hostiles? | Armistice |
| What is the term for localized military action? | Police Action |
| What vehicles were used? | Helicopter |
| What is the act of sending a person back to his own nation | Repatriation |
| What are people whose fate was the major problem to be resolved at the cease-fire talks? | Prisoners |
| In what city were the truce talks held in? | Panmun Jom |
| What russian premier died in March 1953? | Stalin |
| Who became president of the US in January 1953? | Eisenhower |
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