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USA entered Korea to

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Defend south from north

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USA were acting on behalf of

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UN

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1945 state of Korea?

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Split at 38th parallel communist north, non-communist south

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Leaders of kore in 1945

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North- Kim il sung

South- syngman Rhee

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Domino theory

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Us theory that if one country had succumb to communism other would all follow

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North invaded south, when and why?

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1950 after they get support from the ussr and Chinese

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Result of north invading south

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NKPA invaded all but Pusan pocket

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Why didn’t the ussr object to un intervention?

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They were boycotting the UN after USA refused to acknowledge China’s communism

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UN (USA) intervention In Korea, when and how’d it go?

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Oct1950 invaded almost all of n.korea

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North Koreans response to UN defence

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NOV 1950, Chinese people’s ‘volunteers’ (to avoid war) attacked and drove them back into South Korea

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UN response to people’s volunteers?and when?

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Landed more troops and drove them back to the 38th parallel where Truman ordered them to stop, MacArthur was fired for disagreeing

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End of Korean War?when?

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1953 Eisenhower offered peace but threatened nuking if Chinese didn’t comply