Conflict and tension in Asia

• In what year did the North invade south Korea?

  1950
• What was the name of the general who lead UN forces at the start of the Korean war?

  General McArthur
• How many Chinese troops entered the Korean war in 1950?

  300,000
• Where did the un forces make their landing in September 1950?

  Inchon
• What was the name of the leader of North Korea?

  Kim II sung
• What is the definition of VETO?

  Blocking a voting decision
• What is the name of the dividing line between North and South Korea?

  38th parallel

  The demilitarisation zone
• Why did the USSR supply weapons but not fight directly?


  They didn't want to get into a direct military conflict with the US as it could lead to WW3

  Instead they fought through a proxy war.
• What was the Warsaw pact?

  The communist countries response to to NATO, a military pact/alliance.
• How many countries provided troops to aid south Korea?

  16 plus America
• What was the Marshall Aid?

  USA and Britain thought European countries should be helped to return to peace time trade. The US was willing to invest lots of money.
• Which neighbouring country became communist scaring the US?

  China
• Why didn't the USSR VETO the decision to aid South Korea?

  They were absent in protest of China's exclusion in the UN.
• What year was the fall of McArthur?

  1951
• What was the reason for the fall of McArthur ?

  He wanted to take a more aggressive approach even sending a letter to Beijing threatening the use of nuclear weapons.
• How many people killed due to us air strikes in korea?

  1 million
• On what date did the peace talks begin?

  1951
• Who replaced President Truman in November 1952 ?

  Dwight D Eisenhower
• What was the purpose of the DMZ ?

  to prevent future combat
• How wide is the DMZ ?

  3 km
• What were the US casualties is the Korean war?

  40000 dead

  100000 wounded
• How many british soldiers lost in the Korean war?

  1078 dead

  2674 wounded
• What were the main consequences of the Korean war?

  No boarders changed despite all the death and destruction

  Massive costs in terms of lives and economy

  The North remains communist to this day
• How did the Korean war expand the cold war?

  China got involves

  Spread from europe to asia
• Three main causes of the Korean war?


  Kin II Sung wanted to rule united Korea

  The US wanted to contain communism

  USSR were absent so couldnt VETO the decision to get involved.
• who was vietnam ruled by until the start of WW2 ?

  France
• During WW2 who was vietnam invaded by ?

  Japan
• who ruled south vietnam?

  President Diem
• President Diem ?

  Strongly anti communist

  Brutal and harsh ruler
• Who ruled North Vietnam ?

  Ho Chi Minh
• Ho Chi Minh?


  Communist

  wanted to rule a united Vietnam
• Why were the US looking for an exuse to become involved in the war?

  They believed in containment and wanted to 'save' south vietman from communism
• At first the us sent advisers and money to which part of Vietnam?


  South
• What year were US ships allegedly attacked By North vietnam troops?

  1964
• Where were the us ships attacked which sparked the vietman war?


  The gulf of Tonkin
• What year did America become directly involved in the vietnam war?

  1964
• Which president brought the US into the Vietnam war?

  Johnson
• What was the operation which involved the carbet bombing of Soth Vietnam ?

  Operation rolling thunder
• By 1968 how many US troops were in south Vietnam ?


  500000
• Guerrilla tactics ?

  No uniform so could blend in

  No base camp/head quatres

  Worked in small well armed groups