Korean war

Who was on the north Koreans side?

N. Korea, China, USSR

Who was on the south Koreans side?

S. Korea, USA, UN forces

Where was Korea split in two?

Across the 38th parallel

How did the Korean war end?

In a stalemate, neither side gained land  

After the cease fire, what was done to stop the fighting between north and south korea

The UN set up a “demilitarized zone” across the 38th parallel

Which leader wanted to use nuclear weapons in the Korean War?

General MacArthur

Why was MacArthur fired?

For being too reckless and hot headed

June 1950

The North Korean Peoples army invaded the south and pushed them all the way back to Pusan

July 1950

The US sent troops to support the South Koreans

September 1950

General MacArthur staged an amphibious attack in Inchon, a city close to the capital of Seoul

October 1950

UN and US forces managed to push the north Koreans back to the border of China 

Late October 1950  

China invaded Korean and retook Seoul 

June 1951

Communist forces were driven back to the 38th parallel

July 1953

An armistice was signed and a 4 kilometre wide demilitarized UN zone was made on the 38th parallel 

What happened at the invasion of Inchon?

General MacArthur staged an amphibious attack in Inchon, then retook Seoul and cut the North Korean supply lines

Why did the Chinese intervene?

As they felt threatened by the US forces getting close to the Chinese border

Did the US decide to Rollback or contain communism after they reached the 38th parallel?

They decided to rollback the North Korean forces to the Chinese border

What did Truman promise in the Truman doctrine?

He promised to contain communism and support any US aligned countries from the threat of communism

When did China become communist?

!949, in the Communist revolution