The Korean War and Eisenhower and Kennedy

Where did MacArthur land his force in a surprise attack? When?

inchon, september 19th, 1950

How long does it take for US forces to liberate Seoul

72 hours

What happens when MacArthur pushes into North Korea?

china warns him

Where does Truman meet with MacArthur during the war?

wake island

What happened at Chosin Resevoir?

first marine division fights for 14 days in below freezing temperatures against 120,000 chinese

How many medals of honors are given to US Marines as a result of Chosin Resevoir?

17

How many Chinese are killed at Chosin Reservoir? How many US killed?

40,000 for 1700

What does MacArthur want to do to the Chinese to help with a “limited war”?

bomb their cities

What happens to MacArthur after his suggestion for limited war?

fired

What is the “M*A*S*H” phase of the war?

chinese halted, backed up, south koreans become effective fighting force, stalemate reached

What became the most popular TV show of the 1970’s

M*A*S*H

Who was the Supreme Allied Commander in World War Two in Europe?

dwight eisenhower

Who was elected president in 1952-1960?

Dwight Eisenhower

What was Dwight Eisenhower’s campaign slogan?

i like ike

What did Dwight Eisenhower promise to do?

end the war in korea

Why did Korean War negotiations stall?

debate over prisoners of war

What remarkable accomplishment did Dwight Eisenhower make with regard to the budget?

balanced it

What Act did Dwight Eisenhower pass in 1956?

Federal Highway Act

What was the Federal Highway Act?

roads to move troops or act as emergency air strips

Who was Mohammed Mossadeq?

leader of Afghanistan

What happens to Mohammed Mossadeq?

western allies stage a coup and instate shah

Who was Nikita Khrushchev?

ruler who took over after stalin

What new era did Khrushchev start?

destalinization

What was Destalinization?

condemned his wrongs, releases prisoners from gulag, german pows go home, allowed some openness, allowed limited free press

What did Khrushchev argue for in terms of the Western Powers?

peaceful coexistence

What were two positive signs of Khrushchev’s peaceful coexistence?

korean armstic and austrian state treaty

What was the Korean Armistice? When was it?

allowed the prisoners to go home if they wanted, july 1953

What was the Austrian State Treaty? When was it?

established austrian neutrality and withdrawal of all soviet troops, july 1955

What did Eisenhower create after the Russians beat us into space?

NASA

What was the Cuban Missile crisis? When was it?

khrushchev attempts to install nuclear weapons in cuba, october 1962

What did the US do to stop the Cuban Missile Crisis? Who came up with the solution that they used?

blockades cuba, brother bobby the attorney general

What was Kennedy’s finest hour?

averting the possible disaster of the cuban missile crists

What was the Peace Corps/USAID?

technical and financial development assistance for low-income countries