Korean War Basics

Why did the Korean War start?

• The North invaded the South

• The South invaded the North

• The East invaded the West

• The West invaded the East

McArthur was the leader of U.S forces during the Vietnam war

• False

• True

North Korea was...

• Anarchist

• Democratic

• Socialist

• Communist

Why did the Korean war begin?

• U.S. wanted Korean Oil

• Russia wanted a unified Korea

• North Korea invaded South Korea

• France wanted "their" land back

The Korean war was called a _________ by Truman

• Police action

• War

• Battle

• Scuffle

What happened at the Yalu River

• The North and South Koreans bathed

• Chinese troops attacked U.S. troops

• Many people disappeared and have been never been heard of again

• A secret French Ship ran ashore

Europe did not want U.S. soldiers to engage in the Korean War

• True

• False

Why didn't Europe want the U.S. partaking in the Korean conflict

• They wanted to be bffs with the U.S. and Korea was taking all the attention

• Europe wanted to be in charge of the conflict

• Europe was betting on the war with Russia and if the U.S. entered the bet would be off

• Europe was afraid of Germany still invading the EU and didn't want the U.S. to be apart of two conflicts

Why Did China and North Korea stall peace talks?

• To try to keep Truman From re-election

• Because they thought they could seize the rest of the country if they kept fighting

• They wanted to bankrupt South Korea

• Russia was going to help them soon

The battle of _____ was the only successful battle in the eyes of the U.S. media

• Lou

• Inchon

• Soul

• Korea city