Korean War/Bay of Pigs

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Korea was part of the __________ empire in the 20th century.

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Japanese

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Korean War: Boundary between Soviet-backed North Korea and pro-Western South Korea.

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north, south

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Korean War: Nearly 10,000 North and South Korean soldiers were killed in battle before the war began.

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10,000 soldiers

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Korean War: _________ troops entered on South Korea’s behalf. It was a war against international ___________ itself.

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American. communism

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Korean War: In July 1951, Truman and military leaders began ________ talks with Korea. After over two years of ______________, an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953.

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peace, negotiations

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Korean War: A new boundary near the 38th parallel gave South Korea more land and created a 2-mile-wide demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.

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38th, demilitarized

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BAY OF PIGS: On Jan 1, 1959, a Cuban nationalist named ___________ overthrew General Batista in Havana.

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Fidel Castro

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BAY OF PIGS: After the Cuban government was overthrown, U.S. officials and the __________ attempted to remove Castro.

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Central Intelligence Agency

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BAY OF PIGS: In April 1961, the CIA planned a full-scale _________ of Cuba by American-trained Cubans.

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invasion

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Bay of Pigs invasion on April 17 at the southern shore of Cuba was a...

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Pigs, disaster