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48 Cards in this Set
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what country controlled korea during WWi
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Japan
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What is the geographic area that includes japan china and korea
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far east
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what sea lies east of the korean peninsula
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sea of japan
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what river separates north korea from china
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Yalu river
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what strait separates korea and japan
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korean strait
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what is the dividing line between north and south korea
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38th parallel
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what nation occupied korea north of the 38th parallel
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USSR
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what nation occupied korea south of the 38th parallel
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USA
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what name was given to south korea
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Republic of Korea
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what is the capital of south Korea
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Seoul
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who was the president of south korea
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Rhee
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what is a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by the state
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communism
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what nation sent troops to help the north koreans
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china
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what is the communist section of korea
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north
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what is a solemn declaration against something
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protest
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who was president of the US during the korean war
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truman
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who was the communist leader of china
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mao tse-tung
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who was in charge of US troops in Japan
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macarthur
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where did macarthur and truman meet on oct 15, 1995
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wake island
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what is a person representing a country in the UN
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delegate
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what part of the UN decided to send troops to korea
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Security council
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what nation boycotted the security council meeting on korea
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USSR
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what soviet delegate was not there to vote
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Malik
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who became commander of the UN force in korea
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macarthur
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what chinese leader did douglas macarthur want the UN to help
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chaing kai-shek
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who did mao tse-tung force to leave china along with his followers
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chaing kai-shek
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what city in southern korea were the UN forces pushed back towards
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Pusan
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what is a tactic that prevents supplies from coming back into or out of a seaport
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blockade
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what group did truman oder to protect formosa and to blockade the korean coast
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7th fleet
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on which city did macarthur order an amphibious attack
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Inchon
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what military leader an civilian leader clashed over war policies
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macarthur and truman
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who replaced macarthur as a commander of UN forces in korea
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ridgeway
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what did china claim its troops in korea were
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volunteers
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what weapons did the soviet union supply to the north koreans
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Mig 15
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what is a deadlock in fighting
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stalemate
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what is a technique the communist and north koreans were accused of using on prisoners to change their thinking
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brainwashing
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what is preventing or restricting an enemy's success
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containment
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what is a nation accused of an unprovoked offensive attack
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aggressors
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what is war waged with less than total capability or with less than total victory as its purpose
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limited war
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what is an area from which the army has been removed
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demilitarized zone (DMZ)
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what is a temporary end of hostilities
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armistice
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what is the term for localized military action with no formal declaration of war, used to describe korean conflict
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police action
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what vehicles were used for the first time to carry troops into battle
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helicopters
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what is the act of sending a person back to his own nation
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repatriation
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what are people whose fate was the major problem to be resolved at the cease-fire talks
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prisoners (of war)
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in what city were the true talks help
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panmunjom
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what russian premier died in march 1953
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stalin
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who became president of US in jan 1953
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eisenhower
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