Korean War

Learn about the Korean War's causes, key leaders, and outcome.

Prior to WWII the Korean Peninsula was part of which empire? Japan Germany Italy Austrian After World War Two which two countries divided the Korean Peninsula? China and Japan The Soviet Union and the United States France and Britain When did the war begin on the Korean Peninsula? April 3rd 1946 June 25th, 1950 March 22nd 1979 Matching.... Kim IL Sung The leader of North Korea who ruled under a communist government Syngman Rhyee The democratic leader of South Korea who ruled under a capitalist government South Korea The part of the Korean peninsula governed by democracy, and backed by the Unites States. North Korea The piece of the Korean peninsula governed by a dictatorship, backed by the Soviet Union. Why do you think China decided to send it's troops into North Korea to help the North Koreans? How did the conflict come to a resolution? A treaty signed in 1953 but little change happened The United States won the war, and helped South Korean forces lock down the whole Korean Peninsula