World History The Korean War (Test 11) Flashcards

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1	The Korean War was the first war in which a world organization such as the ____ played a military...	United Nations
2	June 25, 1950 North Korea invaded ____.	South Korea
3	____- president of South Korea.	Syngman Rhee
4	U.S. provided 90% of the ____, ____, and ____.	troops, equipment, supplies
5	____- President of North Korea.	Kim II Sung
6	China fought on the side of ____ Korea.	North
7	The ____ gave military equipment to North Korea.	USSR (Soviet Union)
8	About one million South Korean civilians ____, several million were ____.	died, left homeless___
9	____ wanted to exchange prisoners.	Mark Clark
10	1952- ____ was elected president of the U.S.	Dwight D. Eisenhower
11	One cause of the war was that the ____ and the ____ divided Korea at the ____ after World War...	U.S., U.S.S.R, 38th Parallel
12	Another cause was that the U.S. said that Korea lies outside the main U.S. ____ in Asia.	defense line
13	The ____ was one of the 11 nation ____. They could have vetoed the resolution to go to war...	Soviet Union, Security Coucils, boycotting
14	____ is the capital of South Korea.	Seoul
15	____ was the U.S. President when the Korean War started.	Harry S. Truman
16	The first U.S. fight took place at ____.	Osan
17	____ was commander of UN forces.	Douglas MacArthur
18	____ was the U.S. 8th Army field commander of ____.	Walton H. Waler, ground forces
19	At the beginning of the war, the ____ were forced back to the ____.	Allies, Pusan Perimeter
20	In September of 1950, the U.S. ____ and ____ landed at ____.	X Corps, Marines, Inchon
21	October 1, 1950- Allies crossed into ____.	North Korea
22	____- Capital of North Korea.	Pongyang
23	____ was killed in a jeep accident and was replace by ____.	General Walker, Matthew B. Ridgeway
24	Major Battles- ____, ____, and ____.	Bloody Ridge, Heartbreak Ridge, Porkchop Kill
25	____ was removed from command because he openly disagreed with ____ and was charged with insubordination.	MacArthur, Truman
26	The Korean War was the first war between ____.	jet aircraft
27	Helicopters carried ____ soldiers, and for the first time carried troops ____.	wounded, into combat
28	The Korean War was the turning point in the ____.	Cold War
29	Peace talks were at ____- October 25, 1951	Panmunjom
30	War ended July 27, 1953 with an ____- no treaty was ever signed. The U.S. ____ in South Korea.	armistice, remained