The Korean war

Question 1

What was phase 1?

Answer 1

June - August 1950

North Korean army pushed south and captured Seoul

Question 2

What was phase 2?

Answer 2

September 1950
UN forces led by General Macarthur land in Korea
By the end of September north Korean forces had been pushed back to the 38th parallel

Question 3

What was phase 3?

Answer 3

September to November 1950
UN forces captured north Korean capital Pyungyang
Headed for the Chinese border - the Yalu river

Question 4

What was phase 4?

Answer 4

November to December 1950
China entered the war
a combined force of 350 000 communist troops pushed the UN forces back to the 38th parallel

Question 5

What was phase 5?

Answer 5

January 1951 - July 1953
Fighting continued for 2 years as a stalemate
Macarthur asked Truman to use nuclear weapons
Truman refused
armistice signed July 1953
Korea remained divided

Question 6

What was the USA reaction to the invasion of south Korea?

Answer 6

evidence of communist desire for world domination
Truman under pressure to act
Appealed to the UN
A UN force was dispatched led by US General Macarthur

Question 7

What impact did the war have on superpower relations?

Answer 7

Marked a shift of focus from Europe to Asia

Armistice was signed after Stalin’s death in 1953