H US History



H US History Name:

Sculley-Ellett Pd.

Question sheet: 25.4 The Korean War

Pages 835-841

AS YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS PLEASE REFER TO THE MAPS ON PAGES 836 AND 839 FOR VISUAL REFERENCE.

1. What was the Task Force Smith?

2. What three nations have had influence over Korea?

a.

b.

c.

3. Who controlled Korean in 1905?

4. What was decided about Korea at the Yalta Conference in Feb. 1945

a.

b.

5. Who got South Korea?

6. a. Who got North Korea? b. Why was this ironic?

a.

b.

7. The presence of the powers in five and six were supposed to be____________.

8. North Korea South Korea

Official Name:

Leader:

Goal for Korea:

9. What occurred on June 25, 1950?

10. Why was it obvious that the US did not suspect the North Koreans to invade?

11. How was the Soviet Union’s presence felt in the invasion of South Korea?

12. Why was South Korea a key sticking point for Truman?

13. What did Ike mean when he said, “We’ll have a dozen Koreas soon.”

14. What was Truman’s response to North Korea’s taking of Seoul?

a.

b.

15. Why was the USSR absent from the Security Council vote on the UN police action in North Korea?

16. Why was the Soviet Union’s absence significant in regard to Russia’s role on the Security Council in preventing the police action?

17. What occurred on June 30, 1950?

18. The UN police action in Korea:

# of nations involved? _____________________________

Whose side did the UN take? ________________________

19. What gave North Korea’s forces the advantage?

a.

b.

20. Why was Pusan significant?

21. Landing at Inchon

Where?

Danger?

Disadvantage?

Key to Success?

# of troops?

22. Read the History Close Up…What were the three landing beaches at Inchon?

a.

b.

c.

23. After the landing at Inchon, what were the UN forces able to regain?

24. Why was the North Korean military powerless at this time?

25. On October 1, 1950 how had the tide changed in favor of the UN forces?

26. What was the US concern about taking land past the 38th Parallel?

27. What was the turning point that prevented UN forces from taking North Korea?

28. Why was the US retreat from North Korea significant?

29. What did MacArthur want to do once the Chinese intervened?

a.

b.

c.

30. Read Faces of History…What was MacArthur’s military background?

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

31. What occurred in January 1951 which proved MacArthur wrong?

32. What was Truman’s view on MacArthur’s prediction about a full scale Chinese invasion?

33. What two actions did MacArthur do that led to his firing?

a.

b.

34. How did many Americans react to MacArthur’s firing?

35. What do you think MacArthur meant when he said, “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away?”

36. In the end, according to a Congressional Panel, did Truman make the right decision to fire MacArthur?

37. What began in July 1951?

38. What was a stumbling block?

39. Summarize what happened in the Summer of 1951?

a.

b.

c.

40. What the stumbling block in the October 1951 peace talks?

41. What was the cost of not establishing peace in the Korean Conflict?

42. 1953 Presidential Election:

Who was Elected?

Stance on Korea?

43. What finally occurred on July 27, 1953?

44. Casualties:

American

UN

Communist

Korean civilians

45. Overall what was gained from the fighing of the Korean Conflict?

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