Korean War

Define each of the following key decisions in the Korean War in two orthree sentences:

 The departure of American and Soviet troops from Korea in 1949

 North Korea attacks: June 24, 1950

 Truman’s response to the Korean invasion: June 25-30, 1950

 The decision to invade North Korea

 China joining the Korean War

 Truman’s refusal to allow direct conflict with China

 MacArthur’s going public in arguing for war with China

 Negotiation over POWs and stalemate

 Threatens nuclear bomb