Korean War
Across
- 3. US President after FDR; made decision to drop atomic bomb on Japan ending WWII and President during the Korean War.
- 4. An island to the east of mainland China , to which Chiang Kai Shek and remains of his Nationalist part fled to.
- 9. The official army of North Korea.
- 10. The Communist leader of North Korea.
- 11. Site of MacArthur's counterattack that resulted in the North Koreans withdrawal back behind the 38th Parallel.
- 12. Rule by the people.
- 16. Communist leader in Northern China who lead the Japanese invasion of China in 1937.
- 17. American government's belief that if one country came under control of Communists, then neighboring countries would as well.
- 20. The democratically elected leader of South Korea.
Down
- 1. General who commanded the Allies in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, he oversaw the post-war occupation of Japan, and commanded the UN forces during the first phases of the Korean War.
- 2. Imaginary line that divides Korea at 38 degrees north latitude.
- 5. An international peace-keeping organization established after World War II.
- 6. American foreign policy to stop the spread of communism by creating alliances and helping weak countries resist Soviet advances.
- 7. The battle that pushed the UN forces back into a stalemate that was reminiscent of WWI.
- 8. A buffer zone between North and South Korea created under the terms of the armistice signed on July 27, 1953.
- 13. All property and all means of production belong to the government, private property does not exist and all goods are shared equally.
- 14. South Korean capital.
- 15. Republic of Korea. (South Korea)
- 18. A valuable industrial and agricultural center, Manchuria lies to the north of Korea
- 19. Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (North Korea)