The Korean War and New Zealand
Across
- 3. In total, how many frigates did the New Zealand Navy dispatch for the Korean War?
- 9. When the war ended in 1953, an ____ was signed, but not a peace treaty.
- 10. Because of the Korean war, the American demand for this NZ product skyrocketed
- 11. After Japan’s surrender at the end of WWII, who controlled the Southern part of Korea?
- 12. Fighting was confined to Korea, and New Zealanders stopped paying attention to the events of the Korean war. The troops were commonly referred to as the “ ______ force”
- 15. America didn’t need wool for army uniforms, but rather to bolster strategic ____.
- 17. Which member of the UN was absent from the crucial vote condemned North Korea’s invasion of South Korea?
- 18. The only Communist capital to be captured by Western forces in the entire Cold War on October 19, 1950
- 19. NZ’s Prime Minister “spoke for many New Zealanders, who believed that ____ was on the march, backed by the vast military power of the Soviet state” when he announced NZ was joining the Korean war
- 20. New Zealand’s prime minister during the Korean War
Down
- 1. What was the border between North and South Korea?
- 2. Treaty New Zealand signs directly with the US, not involving Britain
- 3. Whose death triggered a ceasefire in 1953?
- 4. Which country allowed Communist forces to recapture their capital and push into South Korea to capture Seoul as well?
- 5. The name of the Commonwealth Brigade sent to Korea
- 6. How many total years did New Zealand troops stay stationed in Korea, fighting, then monitoring the ceasefire?
- 7. Ruler of North Korea
- 8. Which part of Korea invaded the other first, triggering the Korean War?
- 13. How many years after WWII ended did the Korean war start?
- 14. Who ruled Korea prior to the end of WWII?
- 16. Proportional to its population, how is New Zealand’s contributions in the Korean war ranked against other countries?