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The 38th parallel, the push to the Yalu, and a war that ended in a truce.
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On the map the straight dashed line across the peninsula is the 38th parallel. Where does Seoul lie?

The straight line on the map is the 38th parallel, and the arrow shows the amphibious landing United Nations forces made in September 1950. Which coast does the arrow strike?

The map marks one port with a plain dot. In August 1950 United Nations and South Korean troops held a perimeter around that port, the last corner of the peninsula still in their hands. Which port is it?

An unlabeled river is drawn along Korea's northern border with China. United Nations forces advanced toward it in November 1950. Which river is it?

Three front lines from different months of the war are drawn on the map as A, B and C. Which line shows how far United Nations forces had advanced in late November 1950, just before China's counterattack?

The straight dashed line on the map is the 38th parallel, and the dotted line is where the 1953 armistice froze the front. On the eastern side of the peninsula, where does the armistice line run compared with the parallel?

Who commanded United Nations forces in Korea when the Inchon landing was carried out in September 1950?
In June 1950 the UN Security Council approved military help for South Korea without being blocked by a Soviet veto. Why could the Soviet Union not use its veto?
Which event began the fighting of the Korean War?
Who took over as United Nations commander in Korea in April 1951?
Who led North Korea during the Korean War?
Where was the agreement that stopped the fighting in Korea signed on July 27, 1953?
What was the 38th parallel in Korea before 1950?
Put these four stages of the Korean War in the order they happened: the armistice signed at Panmunjom; the North Korean drive to the Pusan perimeter; the Chinese counteroffensive; the Inchon landing and the advance north.
United Nations forces landed at Inchon in September 1950 and cut the North Korean supply lines. What happened in the weeks that followed?
Chinese and North Korean forces drove United Nations troops out of Pyongyang and captured Seoul again in January 1951. What came next?
Which of these happened FIRST in the Korean War?
In October 1950 China warned through India's ambassador that it would act if United Nations troops pushed deep into North Korea. Why did Chinese forces then enter the war in force?
President Truman sent American troops to fight in Korea in 1950 and never asked Congress for a declaration of war. What was the stated basis for the commitment?
General MacArthur publicly pressed for bombing bases in Manchuria and for using Chinese Nationalist troops, while Truman insisted on keeping the war limited to Korea. What did Truman do in April 1951?
American policy after 1947 aimed to hold communism where it already was rather than to roll it back. Which policy does the decision to defend South Korea in 1950 illustrate?
The Korean War began a few months after the NSC-68 report urged a large, permanent peacetime military buildup. What effect did the war have on that proposal?
The fighting in Korea stopped on July 27, 1953. What kind of agreement ended it?
Compared with where the fighting started in June 1950, where did the front line stand when the shooting stopped in 1953?
What lasting commitment did the United States make in Korea after the fighting stopped?
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