The Korean War
1. Who were the two sides of the conflict?
2. Who was supporting North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)?
3. Who was supporting South Korea (Republic of Korea)?
4. North Korean Leadership:
Kim Il-sung
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-un
5. How did Kim Il-sung gain control in the first place?
6. June 25th, 1950:
7. The United Nations voted to intervene to protect South Korea. How did the Soviets let this
happen?
8. Over one million soldiers were involved, from 16 countries total, but most were South Korean
and ___________________.
9. China (recently Communist too!) aided North Korea as well. The sides pushed back and forth
across the 38th parallel for two years!
10. How did U.S. General Douglass MacArthur and U.S. President Harry Truman disagree?
11. Were American citizens supporting Truman or MacArthur?
12. How did the Korean War end?
13. What had the war cost America? What impacts did we see on the homefront?