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Korea: The Forgotten War Video Questions

1. Why did North Korea invade the South?

2. The U.N. mission was to drive the North Koreans out of South Korea; what did MacArthur want?

3. After United Nations forces made it to the Yalu River and pushed the North Koreans back, what did MacArthur want to bomb?

4. What was the Chinese advantage?

5. After fighting in cold temperatures, UN forces were attacked. What happened to those who died?

6. After MacArthur was fired, what three things did he recommend to Congress?

7. Then, what was his famous quote?

8. Instead of a mobile war, why was General Mathew Ridgeway’s entrenched tactic destructive?

9. How did the North Koreans try to brainwash United Nations troops?

10. What did President-elect Eisenhower do to show his dedication towards ending the Korean Conflict?

11. What happened in March of 1953 to soften the Chinese and the North Korean’s demands?

12. As the war went on, what happened to US opinion?

13. Describe the Korean War Memorial (dedicated in 1995).