Korean War

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Across
  1. 3. American diplomat who developed the policy of containment.
  2. 5. Navy pilot awarded the Medal of Honor for attempting to rescue Jesse Brown.
  3. 7. Geographic line dividing North and South Korea after World War II.
  4. 9. Famous Marine lieutenant general associated with the Chosin campaign.
  5. 11. Strategic airfield captured by U.N. forces after Inchon.
  6. 12. U.S. Cold War policy designed to stop the spread of communism.
  7. 13. Capital city of North Korea captured by U.N. forces in 1950.
  8. 14. Capital city of South Korea captured and later recaptured during the war.
  9. 15. River bordering North Korea and China near where Chinese forces entered the war.
  10. 17. Defensive line around southeastern Korea where U.N. forces held off North Korea.
  11. 18. Marine general who emphasized preparation and defensive positions at Chosin.
  12. 22. U.N. commander who planned the Inchon Landing.
  13. 24. Site of intense attrition warfare battles in 1951.
  14. 26. Amphibious invasion in September 1950 that turned the war in favor of U.N. forces.
  15. 28. Island captured before the Inchon Landing to secure the harbor.
  16. 29. Major U.S. Marine unit trapped and fighting at Chosin Reservoir.
Down
  1. 1. First president of South Korea supported by the United States.
  2. 2. Medal of Honor recipient who defended Pork Chop Hill during a withdrawal.
  3. 4. General who replaced MacArthur and stabilized U.N. forces.
  4. 6. First African American naval aviator in U.S. history.
  5. 8. Highly decorated nurse who served in Korea as a flight nurse and battlefield caregiver.
  6. 10. Village where Korean War armistice talks took place.
  7. 12. Site of a brutal winter battle between U.N. and Chinese forces.
  8. 16. Leader of North Korea backed by the Soviet Union during the Korean War.
  9. 19. U.S. policy promising support to nations resisting communism.
  10. 20. Heavily contested hill fought over during the final stages of the Korean War.
  11. 21. (DMZ) — Fortified border established after the Korean War armistice.
  12. 23. U.S. president who removed MacArthur from command during the Korean War.
  13. 25. American economic aid program to rebuild Europe after World War II.
  14. 27. Conflicts where superpowers supported opposing sides without direct fighting.