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Korea

ShaunHughes History AS English 5.0Average rating 5.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 34 cards

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  1. 1What year did Korea divide? Why?1945 & Half communist Russia and half capitalist US
  2. 2What is the Truman Doctrine? When?Where Truman committed to any country fighting communism in 1947
  3. 3When did the North invade the South & Why?25th of June 1950 & Because they had a full backing from Stalin in Russia & South were very weak
  4. 4When and What was the Summer of Terror?25th of June 1950, Rhee executed 100,000 civilians in the fear that they would turn to communism
  5. 5When did the US join the war?June 27 1950
  6. 6Who helped the US?The United Nations as they wanted to halt the Domino Effect
  7. 7What happened to UN troops at the start of the war?Defeated heavily by North Korean's and pushed back to the Pusan Pocket
  8. 8When was General MacArthur appointed Commander?July 8th 1950
  9. 9What happened at Inchon? When?UN troops landed behind North Korean troops, catching them off guard and regaining capital city Seoul on 15th September 1950
  10. 10What was the aim of the UN?To unite an anti-communist Korea
  11. 11When did the UN troops cross the 38th Parallel?October 9th 1950
  12. 12What happened at Wake Island and when?MacArthur assured President Truman that China would not intervene on October 15th 1950
  13. 13What lead to Chinese intervention?MacArthur pushing troops further up North Korea after occupying Pyongyang on October 19th 1950
  14. 14When did China intervene?October 25th 1950 at Pukchin, South Korean troops annihilated
  15. 15When and what was the Battle of Unsan?November 1st 1950. the first US vs China battle. The most devastating US defeat in Korea
  16. 16What happened on November 30th 1950?President Truman admitted to considering the use of the A-Bomb-more powerful than Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  17. 17What happened after Unsan?UN pushed right back into South Korea, Ridgeway had to leave Inchon and evacuate Seoul January 1951 which was taken by communists
  18. 18What was Operation Thunderbolt?UN went back on the offensive, lead by Ridgway on January 27 1951
  19. 19Who was Dean Acheson and what were his beliefs?Truman's secretary of state and was key in us foreign policy between 1949-1953, persuaded Truman to intervene in Korea
  20. 20What period did Operation Killer and Operation Ripper take place? What were they?February and March 1951, Acheson lead UN troops as they countered communists and retook Seoul
  21. 21What was MacArthur's ultimatum?Requested that China withdraw their troops or he will bring them to their knees, Truman was raging at MacArthur
  22. 22What was NATO?Northern Atlantic Treaty Organisation, formed for protection against communism especially the Soviet Union
  23. 23Who was head of NATO?Dwight Eisenhower
  24. 24When and why was MacArthur sacked?April 11th 1951 due to contradiction of policies which in statements from MacArthur
  25. 25When did Ridgway take over?11 April 1951
  26. 26When did the UN agree to ceasefire talks?3rd of July 1951 after Pyongyang was taken again by UN troops
  27. 27When did ceasefire talks take place?26th July 1951 at Kaesong
  28. 28Who did Truman relieve from NATO and why?Eisenhower to run for president in April 1952
  29. 29Why were ceasefire talks suspended?North accused UN of violating Kaesong area
  30. 30What happened after talks hit a stalemate?Congress authorized bombing of Pyongyang and along Yalu River in May and September 1952
  31. 31What happened at Pork Chop Hill and when?Communists and UN troops fought over 2 months, UN winning the hill in April and Communist winning it in June. 1500 Communist and 260 UN troops were killed for pointless land with no strategic advantage.
  32. 32What happened at Panmunjom and when was peace agreed?Talks between all involved resulted in peace being agreed on July 19th 1953.
  33. 33What about the prisoners of war?Prisoners who refused to return to their countries were allowed to live under a neutral supervising commission for three months. At the end of this time period, those who still refused repatriation would be released
  34. 34What were the Moscow Accords?Divided Korea on 38th parallel after Japan left, signed in 1945

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AS History Flashcards on Korea, created by ShaunHughes on 12/05/2015.
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