The development of the Cold War (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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38th parallel in Korea
38th parallel in Korea
Dividing line between North and South Korea after WWII
Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee
President of capitalist South Korea (elected July 1948)
Kim Il-Sung
Kim Il-Sung
Communist leader of North Korea (established Sept 1948)
Date of North Korean invasion
Date of North Korean invasion
June 1950
Why USSR couldn't veto UN Korea intervention
Why USSR couldn't veto UN Korea intervention
Soviet Union was boycotting UN Security Council
Initial UN retreat location in Korea
Initial UN retreat location in Korea
Pusan (port city in southeast)
UN counteroffensive leader
UN counteroffensive leader
General MacArthur
MacArthur's amphibious landing location
MacArthur's amphibious landing location
Inchon
Turning point Oct-Nov 1950
Turning point Oct-Nov 1950
Chinese intervention with hundreds of thousands of troops
Who dismissed MacArthur (April 1951)
Who dismissed MacArthur (April 1951)
President Truman
Korean War ceasefire date
Korean War ceasefire date
July 1953
US policy in Korean War
US policy in Korean War
Containment (preventing spread of communism)
Syngman Rhee election date
Syngman Rhee election date
July 1948
Korean War's Cold War significance
Korean War's Cold War significance
First major hot war between communist & capitalist blocs
MacArthur's controversial proposal
MacArthur's controversial proposal
Use nuclear weapons against China