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48 Cards in this Set
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What country controlled Korea during WWII
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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 Asia
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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 after WWII
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Soviet Union
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What nation occupied Korea south of the 38th parallel after WWII
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America
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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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Syngman 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 Korea
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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 U.S. 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 Zedong
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Who was in charge of U.S. troops in Japan
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MacArthur
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Where did MacArthur and Truman meet on October 15,1950
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Wake Island Conference
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What is a person representing a country of the United Nations
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delegate
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What part of the United Nations decided to sent 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 United Nations force in Korea
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MacArthur
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What Chinese leader did Douglas MacArthur want the United Nations to help
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Who did Mao Tse-tung force to leave China, along with his followers
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Chiang Kai-shek (nationalist China)
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What city in southern Korea were the United Nations forces pushed back toward
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Pusan
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What is a tactic that prevents supplies from coming into or out of a seaport
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blockade
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What group did Truman order to protect Formosa (Taiwan) 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 and civilian leader clashed over war policies?
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military: MacArthur
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Who replaced MacArthur as commander of the United Nations 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 North Korea
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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 communists 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 attack
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containment
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What is a nation accused of an unprovoked offensive attack
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aggressor
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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
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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 the 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 truce talks held
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Panmunjom
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What Russian premier died in March of 1953
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Stalin
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Who became President of the United States in January of 1953
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Eisenhower
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