13.+Korea9321

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 * It's known as "The Forgotten War", but all Americans should learn about it and remember it ... and that's where you can help. You have been asked to develop a "Korea ** 9 **3 2 1" webpage to cover the basic information everyone should know about the Korean War - all on one page. Your page should include ...**


 * 9** - facts about the causes, events, and impact of the Korean War (look at my examples below)
 * 3** - photos that help tell the story of the war, with descriptive captions
 * 2** - maps that help to explain the war.
 * 1** - quote that is essential to understanding the war, with authors and context

9 - **Come up with __9 great facts__ that everyone should know about "The Forgotten War", using the examples below as guides. I will have my own list that will use to compare to yours - hopefully you will ge most of the facts on my list!**
 * **A non example** ... //I like cheese//.
 * **A bad example** ... //There was a war in// //Korea// //in the 1950s//.
 * **A good example** ... //The Korean War began in July of 1950 when// // North Korea invaded South Korea // //.//
 * **A better example** ... //The 3 year long Korean War began in 1950 when communist// // North Korea invaded democratic and US supported South Korea, pulling the // United Nations into a peacekeeping effort in Asia . //(ooooh, that's good - so good//


 * 1) The Korean war lasted 3 three years and began in 1950 when North Korea (communist) invaded South Korea (democratic), who the US supported. There was no winner- Korea never become unified.
 * 2) President Truman thought that Korea was testing his containment policy, so he responded by US appealing to the United Nations to stop the communist move into South Korea.
 * 3) The UN force was made up of soldiers from 16 nations, but the US soldiers made up most of the force and did most of the fighting. Also, General Douglas MacArthur, a US WWII hero, was the commander of all UN forces.
 * 4) First military step- North Korea pushed South Korea all the way back to Pusan, a city on the southeastern tip of Korea. Second military step- MacArther's risky plan of landing his troops on Inchon caused North Korea to retreat and for South Korea to push North Korea up to the Yalu River, in the hopes that the two Koreas would unite.
 * 5) Third military step- Communist China saw the movement of UN forces into North Korea as a threat to China's security, so they warned the UN forces that if they did not stop that they would enter the war. The UN forces did not stop, so Chinese troops attacked the UN forces, causing them to get pushed back to South Korea. Now they were split on the 38th parallel.
 * 6) General MacArthur ask for permission to blockade China's coastline and bomb China-Truman refused because he thought that this would cause a world war. MacArthur tried to win support of his plan by publicly criticizing Truman's orders; Truman saw MacArther's actions as civilian control of the military and fired him, but he saw still thought of as a hero by many.
 * 7) The war came unpopular and truce plans from the USSR were being accepted, but Truman decided not to run again for president, so the Democrats chose Adlai Stevenson and the Republicans chose General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower criticized the war and promised that he would go to Korea to end the conflict. Eisenhower won a landslide.
 * 8) Eisenhower then kept his promise and talked to the North Koreans and the Chinese, where he agreed to compromise to end the war, but said that he was ready to use nuclear weapons and spread the war to China. The fighting ended with a cease-fire in July 1953. The two Koreans were left almost identical as they started and Communism was contained in Korea.
 * 9) The war was the first for integrated troops and women helps a lot, more then before. Also, Celebrities were set over to entertain the troops, like Marilyn Monroe.


 * 3 - Photos should help tell the story of the war, so find three photos that work ... and provide a descriptive caption, like the one on my example**.

|| Many people think that the Korean War was fought in tropical weather, but the winters in Korea are actually bitter and challenging for the troops.
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On the left is Dwight E. Eisenhower being given a tour of the United Nations Command Units when he visited Korea.

Here is a picture of the United Nations leaving North Korea and passing the 38th parallel, the original border between north and south Korea.

Here is a picture of North Korean prisoners being guarded before they are interrogated. ||

Here is a map of Korea showing the original boundery, the truce line, and important battles.
 * 2 ** - **What's a war without maps? Insert two maps that help tell the story of the causes, events, and/or impact of the map (with a caption for each)**

This map shows the first two steps in the Korean War. First, North Korea pushes South Korea all the way back into Pusan. Next, South Korea pushes North Korea all the way up to the Yalu River.


 * 1 ** - **You know historical quotes can bring old crusty things to like, so find one decent quote that helps add to the content of the Korean War (and provide some context for the quotes). For example ...**

//**"The attack upon Korea makes it plain beyond all doubt that Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion to conquer independent nations and will now use armed invasion and war."**// - President Harry S Truman in his speech describing the military involvement of the US in Korea, without a declaration of war from Congress.

"I can almost hear the ticking of the second hand of destiny. We must act now or we will die. . . . We shall land at Inchon, and I shall crush them." - General MacArthur talking about his risky plan to land at Inchon where he pushed the Koreans all the way up to the Yalu River.
 * Looking for some good resources? Consult ...**

795-797 in __Creating America__ the various sites on the [|Korean War] research list on ABC-CLIO [|"Democracy vs. Communism - the Korean War" video] [|Korean War 50th Anniversary] [|Korean War Project] [|Truman Museum & Library: The Korean War] [|Korean War Veterans Memorial Home Page]