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Number 1. War between UN forces and Communist North Korea and its allies between the years of 1950-1953
Correct Answer: Korean War
Number 2. Policy utilized by Western democratic nations to stop the spread of communism by "containing" communism where it currently existed
Correct Answer: Containment
Number 3. US general that commanded UN troops during the Korean War; was later relieved of duty for criticizing the President publicly
Correct Answer: MacArthur
Number 4. US President during the majority of the Korean War
Correct Answer: Truman
Number 5. This line served as the boundary between North and South Korea
Correct Answer: 38th Parallel
Number 6. Communist nation that supplied North Korea with the training and weapons necessary to launch an assault on South Korea
Correct Answer: Soviet Union
Number 7. Communist nation that entered the Korean War in late 1950 on behalf of North Korea; entered war because it felt threatened by US presence in North Korea
Correct Answer: China
Number 8. Republican candidate for president in 1952; won the election on the promise of bringing the troops home
Correct Answer: Dwight Eisenhower
Number 9. This area was established in the 1953 ceasefire agreement; the area provides a buffer zone between North and South Korea
Correct Answer: Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)