Korean War +

Question 1

Background of Korean War

Answer 1

Korea was once unified
in the late 19th century the Japanese began to involve itself in the Korean peninsula and eventually occupied it

Question 2

What set the stage fro the Korean war

Answer 2

The Japanese occupation of Korea

Question 3

Army of south korea did what in terms of the occupation

Answer 3

collaborated with the Japanese during the occupation

Question 4

Army of north korea did what in terms of the occupation

Answer 4

fought as guerrillas against the Japaneses

Question 5

At the end of WW2 who occupied what part of Korea

Answer 5

north- Soviet Union
south- United states

Question 6

Where was the dividing line of occupation in Korea

Answer 6

38th parallel

Question 7

What did the Soviets do in north korea

Answer 7

imposed a communist gov.
- DPRK, democratic peoples republic of korea
set Pyongyang as capital

Question 8

who led the democratic peoples republic of korea

Answer 8

Kim il sung

Question 9

What did the United States do in South Korea

Answer 9

nationalistic/ capitalist democracy

Question 9

What did the United States do in South Korea

Answer 9

nationalistic/ capitalist democracy
- ROK, republic of Korea
set Seoul as capital

Question 10

Who led the Republic of Korea

Answer 10

Syngman Rhee

Question 11

What was the original intention of the U.S and Soviet union during the Korean war

Answer 11

to establish a stable unified Korea and to withdraw their military forces but the cold war tensions caused it to go differently

Question 12

What was the original intention of the U.S and Soviet union during the Korean war

Answer 12

to establish a stable unified Korea and to withdraw their military forces but the cold war tensions caused it to go differently

Question 13

Korean war is tied to what U.S. idea

Answer 13

Truman Doctrine (containment of communism)

Question 14

Was the Korean war a proxy war

Answer 14

Yes, between U.S. and Soviet Union

Question 15

What type of war is the korean war characterized as?

Answer 15

Yes it is characterize as a stalemate

Question 16

What did stalin tell Kim il Sung in terms of the korean war

Answer 16

He decided the U.S wouldnt help south korea so he told Kim il sung that he would help unify Korea as a communist state

Question 17

The Korean War- Who invaded first

Answer 17

North Korea, it marked the start of the war

Question 18

What happened after north Korea invaded the south

Answer 18

within 3 days Seoul (the capital) fell and ROK forces were in chos, and South Korea went to the U.N. for help

Question 19

How did the U.N. respond to South Korea’s cry for help?

Answer 19

they called for a immediate end to the hostilities and passed resolution 82, while 21 countries agreed to aid ($$, military, or troops) to the south to get rid of the northern aggressor

Question 20

what is resolution 82

Answer 20

it authorized U.N. force in Korea

Question 21

Who was in command of the U.N. forces (the korean war)

Answer 21

General Douglass MacArthur

Question 22

Who provided the most to the U.N forces to help South Korea

Answer 22

U.S.
50% of ground forces
86% of naval forces
93% of air power

Question 23

Pusan perimeter

Answer 23

the U.N. tried to hold of the advances until more troops could arrive but they couldn’t and eventually they were surrounded around the port of pusan (southeast corner of the Korean peninsula)

Question 24

Inchon

Answer 24

MacArthur launched a offensive water invasion at the port of Inchon and they were able to recapture Seoul within a few days and cut off the North Korean supply line

Question 25

What did Ichon result in

Answer 25

American forces were able to gain control of Inchon and ROK forces broke out of Pusan perimeter and pushed DPRK forces north

Question 26

Push to the Yalu River

Answer 26

General MacArthur pushed U.N. forces north towards the Yalu river, he promised the U.S. troops that they would be home by X-mas, ignoring evidence that the Chinese forces moved across the Yalu river into North Korea

Question 27

Chinese offensive

Answer 27

U.N. troops unexpectedly ran into (180,000) Chinese troops the U.S was shattered and the x-corps (also U.S.) fought a desperate struggle near the Chosin Reservior, U.N. troops evacuated back to the pusan perimeter and Soeul was captured by the Chinese

Question 28

After what event did MacArthur tell the joint chief of staff that they are facing an “entirely new war”

Answer 28

Chinese offensive

Question 29

Stalemate- korean war

Answer 29

General mathew ridgway (in command of the 8th army) led U.N. forces in a slow advance northward, North Koreans and Chinese suffered heavy causalities but recaptures seoul

Question 30

Who is the command of U.S forces, and what events leading up

Answer 30

tensions rose between truman and macarthur and he was replaced by general ridyway

Question 31

What did the armistance at the end of the war provide

Answer 31

ended open hostilites and a fixed demilitarized zone to be a buffer