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Korea
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A few Americans knew about it and its a small east Asian country located on the Korean peninsula west of Japan.
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38th Parallel
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this is where the U.S and the Soviets divided the peninsula in half along here with the Soviets controlling north Korea and the U.S controlling south Korea.
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Seoul
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Within days the Communists gained control of most of south Korea and its capital,_________.
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Douglas MacArthur
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is a hero of world war 2 to command the UN forces.
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Pusan
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was still held by South Korean Army.
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Inchon
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took this strategic city and moved on to recapture Seoul.
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China
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this country and the Soviets would enter the war to help North Korea.
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Pyongyang
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this is the North Korean capital and on Oct. 19, and then moved north.
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Yalu River
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is where the North Korean capital was moved toward.
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stalemate
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a situation in which neither side was able to gain much ground or achieve a decisive victory.
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denilitarized zone
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a region where military forces could not enter between North or South Korea.
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