korean war Flashcards
when did ww2 start and end
1939-1945
who had control over korea during ww2
japan
how do the communists take over eastern europe
salami slicing
what is the separation between western and eastern europe known as
the iron curtain
what does NATO stand for and what does it consist of
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
51 capitalist countries that support each others economy and military
what is the marshall plan
when the us offered western countries financial aid ($15BN) to rebuild their economies so they don’t fall to communism
what is the name of the 2 alliances the communists formed in retaliation to the formation of NATO
cominform and the warsaw pact
what is the truman doctrine
the promise to stop communism and help those who are fighting communism (containment)
what did stalin do in june 1948
to test the strength of NATO, stalin directed the east germans to close their borders effectively cutting off west berlin from supplies (known as the berlin blockade)
how did the west react to the berlin blockade
they flew in supplies known, as the berlin airlift, and stalin backs down
what happens in 1949
the soviets develop their own atom bomb and china has fallen to communism after a long civil war
where was korea divided after ww2
the 38th parallel
who was the leader of south korea
syngman rhee
who was the leader of north korea
kim il sung
when did the north attack the south
25th june 1950
what did the us persuade the UN to do
to get involved in the war and help south korea
