Glossary
Arid ~ Lack of Moisture; dry
Armistice ~ Document that declare an
end between two sides who are fighting in a conflict; declaring peace.
China ~ A piece of land, a country in
Asia that is very prosperous in the cities.
Communism ~ The opposite of democracy,
a system where the government has absolute manipulated people, economies, etc.
Dust trajectories ~ Area filled with
dust in the shape of curves.
Forgotten War ~ The Korean War is known
as the Forgotten War because the three year war ended with no land owned, no
possessions taken, no punishments; just peace and the usual life.
General MacArthur ~ General MacArthur
is a great leader, but he doesn’t know how to follow orders so after his
actions in the Korean War, he was fired by President Truman in 1952.
Korean independence ~ On November 14,
1947, the Korean Independence is offered by the United States for Korea. But
since North Korea doesn’t want to work with them, this created the division
of Korea.
Korean War ~ The Korean War started
from 1950 to 1953 with millions of American soldiers killed in the war that
don’t really worth nothing because there are no victory in both sides and
both sides went just like normal after the war like nothing have happened.
North Korea ~ A communist nation who
attacked South Korea because North Korea wants land and power
President Eisenhower ~ President
Eisenhower replaced President Truman in 1953 and ended the war by going to
Korea, signing the Armistice so there is peace between the countries.
President Truman ~ President Truman
declared to help South Korea in September 1950, he also gave orders to General
MacArthur to defend South Korea and fight in the war with his army.
Seoul ~ Seoul is the capital and
largest city of South Korea
South Korea ~ During the war, United
States helped South Korea to go against North Korea and China
Soviet Union ~ A Communist country
eastern Europe and northern Asia
Stalemate ~ A retreat, a drawback where
no progress can be made
Stokes litter ~ The Strokes Litter is
an object that is a new invention during the Korean War which is used to carry
wounded soldiers during the war.
United States ~ A country with fifty
states including Hawaii and Alaska. The U.S helped the South Korea to go
against China and North Korean during the Korean War.
- Yalu River ~ Yalu River goes from China to
North Korea, the U.S bombed the bridge in Yalu River so that China and North
Korea will lose contact to go against them. But this made things worst and
China was soon involved in the war as well.
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