The Korean war
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When was Korea divided?
1945
When did Kim il sung take power?
1948
when did North Korea attack South Korea?
25 June 1950
When did china become communist?
1949
When was Truman facing an election?
November 1950
What did Truman order to patrol to contain communism?
The US 7th fleet which included around 60 battleships, 300aircrafts, and 40000 soldiers
When the the US convince the UN to pass a revolution to support South Korea?
27 June
How many UN state members were sent to fight?
16
How much the US provide to fight?
50% armed forces, 86% naval forces, 93% air forces.
When did the South Korea get pushed back to Pusan by the NKPA?
Early September 1950
When did MacArthur lead a UN surprise landing at Inchon?
15 September 1950
How many troops were at the Inchon surprise landing?
300 000 UN troops with 260 000 being americans
When was North Koreans driven back to the 38th parallel?
Early October 1950
when did MacArthur invade North Korea and advanced to the Yalu river?
7 October 1950
When did Chinese troops join the war?
25 October 1950, 200000 Chinese troops joined North Korea
What did the USSR supply China and NK with?
Modern weapons, tanks, and planes
How did the Soviets hide their involvements in the war?
They disguised themselves as Chinese or NK and were banned speaking russian on the radio. Some even wore Chinese uniform
When were UN forces driven out of Seoul?
January 1951
When did MacArthur ignore orders and openly treated an attack on China?
March 1951
When was MacArthur sacked and replaced by general Ridgway?
April 1951
How did UN try to break the stalemate at the end of 1951?
Used air power to bomb cities, towns, transport systems, factories, and military bases with high explosives and napalm. It is thought that 1 million people were killed.
How long did they fight in the air and how many planes did they lose?
2 years in the air, USA lost 3500 planes and the Soviets, NK and Chinese lost 3000
When did peace talks begin?
July 1951 but there wasn’t an agreement so it began again in 1952
When was Truman replaced by Eisenhower?
November 1952
When did Stalin die?
March 1953
When was the armistice at Panmunjom signed?
27 july 1953