Question

arrange the events of the korean war in chronological order using numbers 1 - 5.

1. the u.s. army is able to drive the north koreans and chinese forces back and reclaim seoul.
2. general macarthur transports an american force by sea to the port of inchon east of seoul. american forces recapture seoul.
3. outnumbered south korean and un forces withdraw to the southeast corner of south korea, to a position called the pusan perimeter.
4. the north korean army is all but defeated when communist china sends troops to fight alongside the north koreans.
5. negotiations reestablish the 38th parallel as the border separating north and south korea.

underline the best answers.

1. (hispanics, japanese americans, italian americans) fought valiantly as members of the 442nd regimental combat team.
2. the (trusteeship, economic and social, security) council is the united nation’s most powerful council.
3. president truman desired to continue tight federal control of the economy through his (economic war recovery, fair deal, new deal) program.
4. the (naacp, aclu, nlc) was instrumental in overturning plessy v. ferguson.
5. freeing men for combat duty, (wasps, wacs, waves) ferried military planes.
6. the (nineteenth, twenty - first, twenty - second) amendment limited u.s. presidents to two terms.
7. the (kiev, berlin, frankfurt) airlift was an allied effort to airlift supplies to trapped citizens.
8. (double, liberty, freedom) v signs signified victory over the axis powers and victory over prejudice.
9. the soviet union developed (stealth technology, space satellites, atomic weapons) of its own by 1949.

Explanation:

• For the Korean - War events: Initially, South Korean and UN forces were outnumbered and withdrew to the Pusan Perimeter (31). Then General MacArthur's amphibious landing at Inchon and recapture of Seoul (30) occurred. After that, the U.S. army drove North Koreans and Chinese forces back and re - claimed Seoul (29). The North Korean army was nearly defeated until China intervened (32), and finally, negotiations re - established the 38th parallel (33).
• For the other questions:
• Japanese Americans fought in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
• The Security Council is the most powerful in the UN.
• Truman's Fair Deal aimed for federal economic control.
• The NAACP was key in overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.
• WASPs ferried military planes to free men for combat.
• The Twenty - second Amendment limited U.S. Presidents to two terms.
• The Berlin Airlift supplied trapped citizens.
• Double V signs signified victory over Axis and prejudice.
• The Soviet Union developed atomic weapons by 1949.

Answer:

1. 3
2. 2
3. 1
4. 4
5. 5
6. Japanese Americans
7. Security
8. Fair Deal
9. NAACP
10. WASPs
11. Twenty - second
12. Berlin
13. Double
14. atomic weapons