korean war 1950 - 1953

what two years was the Korean war between

1950-1953

giving me the full date. when was the Korean war

June 25 1950

where was the Korean war

Korean Peninsula

What is the 38th parallel?

Dividing line that's latitude between North and South Korea.

who fought in the Korean war

North Korea and South Korea

who was helping North Korea

they were backed by China and the Soviet Union

who was helping South Korea

the United States and the United nations forces

why did the Korean war start

after WWII Korea was divided into two zones.

after WWII how many zones was Korea divided into

it was two zones

what was the two zones political systems

Communism and anti communist

what was the political system for North Korea

Communist

what was the political system for South Korea

anti communist

when did North Korea invade?

June 25

what happened when North Korea invaded?

the war started

why would North Korea want to invade South Korea

to unite the country Under communism

who was leading North Korea

Kim ll-sung

who was leading South Korea

Syngman Rhee

what did Syngman Rhee want?

Korea United under a democratic government

what were both sides claiming to be

the true government of Korea

In the summer of 1950 what did the UN vote

the United nations voted to help South Korea

who sent troops to South Korea

President Truman

what was presidents Truman decision about sending troops controversial

he did it without a formal declaration of war

who is put in charge of leading the U.N and U.S forces with South Korea

General Douglas MacArthur

after North Korea sweeps the South what happened?

they nearly conquered all of South Korea

during the beginning of the war when North Korea almost had all of South Korea what happened?

they push south Korea and the US forces back to the pusan perimeter.

describe the pusan perimeter

the smallest defensive zone in the South East corner

what was the inchon landing?

general MacAuthor leads a surprise amphibious attack at inchon behind enemy lines

why did general MacAuthor sneak attack work

he caught them off guard

who did general Mac author catch off gaurd

he caught North Korea off gaurd at inchon

after the battle of inchon what does the UN do

they push north Korea deep near the yalu River

when was the battle of inchon

Sept 1950

when do the UN push North

Oct 1950

what does China tell the UN

China warns the UN not to get to close or there's gonna be a problem

who warns the UN to not get so close

China did

what did China do when there warning towards the UN wasn't respected

They joined

what does China joining the war tell you about the warning China gave?

the UN DIDN'T RESPECT IT

when did China enter the war

November 1950

what did China do when they entered the war

hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers come running out

what was the end result of China joining the war

they caused the war to turn into a bloody stale mate.

why did Mac author get fired

he wanted to bomb China and use nuclear weapons

when did MacArthur get fired

April 1951

who told MacArthur we're not using nuclear weapons

Truman told him

what did Truman fire MacAuthor for

insubordination

how long was the stale mate for the Korean war

1951 - 1953

what battle tactic was used during the stale mate

trench warfare

what stopped the war

a armistice was signed

what is a armistice

An agreement to stop fighting

is a armistice the same as a peace treaty

no it's not. the war ain't over

what was the end results of the war regarding lives

it was over 5 million deaths

In the 5 million deaths

how did the US do

how many South Koreans died

1 million

how many North Korean died

2 million

how does this war affect the cold war financially.

u.s. increase military budget

what happens to communism after the Korean war

it is contained in Korea. still spreads to other countries

what is North Korea like today?

North Korea is a communist dictatorship and they are very isolated.

what is South Korea like today?

They are a thriving democracy and economy