Background to the Korean War

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Across
  1. 4. US President at the time.
  2. 6. Korea was annexed and ruled by this country from 1910-45.
  3. 7. Both Korean leaders wanted to _____ Korea under their respective rule.
  4. 8. Korea was divided along the _________ parallel in 1945.
  5. 10. Kim tried to convince _____ to support his attempt to reunify Korea.
  6. 12. The USA and the Soviet Union agreed at Potsdam (1945) that Korea should eventually be given full _______.
  7. 13. The Korean War started out as a _____ war.
  8. 14. The USA had liberated _____ Korea in 1945.
  9. 15. One word to describe Stalin's initial stance about supporting Kim in his attack on the South.
Down
  1. 1. In 1945, North Korea was liberated by the _____.
  2. 2. Leader of the ROK in 1948.
  3. 3. The American Secretary of State (1949-53).
  4. 5. The USA initially stated that Korea lay outside their "_____ perimeter" in the Asia-Pacific.
  5. 9. In 1947, the ______ ______ called for free elections to be held in Korea.
  6. 11. Leader of the DPRK in 1948.