Korean War Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The date (day, month, year) when an armistice was reached in Korea.
  2. 3. The world power that helped build up military strength in North Korea, resulting in an imbalance in the beginning of the war.
  3. 6. The political leader installed in North Korea by the USSR.
  4. 7. The political leader in South Korea, installed through a rigged election.
  5. 12. The main power that aided South Korea during the war.
  6. 15. The US president at the time of the Korean War.
  7. 18. The amount of time it took for North and South Korea to finish negotiations, and agree to an armistice (negotiations began from the final stalemate).
  8. 20. The port where US/UN troops made an amphibious landing on 15th September 1950, cutting off supplies and communications to North Korean soldiers.
  9. 21. The nation that imperialised Korea in 1910.
Down
  1. 1. The name of the area the southern forces were driven back to in the beginning of the war.
  2. 3. The capital city of South Korea.
  3. 4. The main power that aided North Korea during the war (arguably).
  4. 5. The name of the port the southern forces were driven back to in the beginning of the war (mid 1950).
  5. 8. The place where North and South Korea are split.
  6. 9. Date (day, month, year) when 75 000 North Korean soldiers first crossed the border, storming their way through the south.
  7. 10. What the USA was afraid of (in regards to the spread of communism) in the lead up to/ during the Korean War.
  8. 11. The people that North Korea wanted returned before they would agree to an armistice.
  9. 12. The lesser (in terms of involvement) power that aided South Korea during the war.
  10. 13. The last name of the acclaimed US battle leader during the Korean War.
  11. 14. The political regime in place in North Korea.
  12. 16. The number of times Seoul was captured and recaptured during the war.
  13. 17. The lesser (in terms of involvement) power that aided North Korea during the war.
  14. 19. The river crossed by the Chinese, to launch a surprise attack on southern forces.