korean war

A line where UN forces stop the northern invasion of the south in 1950

Pusan perimeter

Leader of North Korea after World War II

Kim IL sung

Along the Chinese border, where you and forces were stopped in North Korea

Yalu River

An area with no military forces existed along the 38th parallel in Korea

Demilitarized zone

Neither side is winning during a conflict

Stalemate

Port city, where you and troops landed on the beaches behind enemy lines

Inch‘ On

The land of latitude that divide Korea into north and south after a World War II

38th parallel

Leader of South Korea after World War II

Syngman Rhee

Agreement to end fighting

Armistice

US president at the end of the Korean war

Eisenhower

Capital city of North Korea

Pyongyang

US president at the beginning of the Korean war?

Truman

Garit controls led to stagnation in North Korea

Command economy

Capital city of South Korea

Seoul

Fired by Truman during the Korean War for questioning his strategy

Douglas MacArthur

Allows for capitalism and competition increase standard of living in South Korea

Market economy

Explain why there was war in Korea during the early 1950s

There was a war in Korea during the early 1950s because North Korea invaded South Korea Korea to unify the country under communism

Who is supporting North Korea who supported South Korea?

North Korea was supported by the Soviet Union and China. South Korea was supported by the United States and the United Nations.

After initial success in Korea, why was General MacArthur fired by President Truman?

He was fired by President Truman for publicly criticizing Truman strategy, and wanting to expand the war into China

What is the state of Korea today? How does this relate to the Korean War during the 1950s explain.

Korea is still divided north and south this release the 19th 50 war because the conflict ended and I still made and no peace treaty was signed