The Korean War and New Zealand

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