Korean War (1950-53)

• major ref. in Korea
• effect on
  • Cold War
  • economy of Japan
  • international relations
  • logistics
  • Mao Zedong's career
  • North Korean urbanization
  • P'yongyang
• embargoes established by UN
• importance of
  • Naktong River
  • 38th parallel
  • Yalu River
• involvement of
  • Canada
  • China
  • Taiwan
  • United States
• role of
  • Acheson
  • Eisenhower
  • Kim Il-sung
  • MacArthur
  • Phibunsongkhram
  • Rhee
  • Ridgway
  • Stalin
  • Truman
• significance in communist expansion
• United Nations