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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!** // United Nations into a peacekeeping effort in Asia // //.// (ooooh, that's good - so good)
 * **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 //


 * After WWII the allies made the Japan colony into a north and south section, the SU occupied Korea north of the 38th parallel and American forces occupied south of the 38th parallel
 * In early fighting, the North Koreans pushed the South Koreans back almost to Pusan. But MacArthur took a risky move by landing his troops behind the North Korean lines, it was a success.
 * The UN forces pushed northward beyond the 38th parallel toward the Yalu River, the boundary separating China from North Korea.
 * On November 25, 1950, hundreds of thousands of Chinese Communist troops attacked in human waves across the river into North Korea, because the UN didnt stop their advancement and the Chinese saw it as a threat to their security.
 * MacAurthor requested permission to blockade China's coastline and then to bomb China, Truman said no, he said no because he feared if he did that that the SU would come into the conflict and this war would then become a world war.
 * MacAurthor persisted on doing this, so he spoke and wrote to newspapers and magazine publishers, he criticized Truman's decision, and Truman didn't like it, so he fired McAurthor and told him to go home.
 * In 1952 General Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president and he promised to go to Korea and to seek a speedy end to the conflict, he did.
 * He talked to North Koreans and Chinese and he agreed to compromise to end to war, but privately he warned each of them that he was ready to use nuclear weapons and the carry the war into China.
 * A cease-fire ended the fighting in July 1953, the two Koreas were left pretty much the same as they had been in 1950, but communism had been contained in Korea.


 * 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**.


 * [[image:turningpoints2010:korean67.gif height="471" caption="korean67.gif"]] || **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.**

Picture from National Archives and Records Administration

Tanks were brought in and used as long range weapons during the Korean War.

This is a picture showing a vehicle traveling over the 38th parallel, where the boundary of North and South Korea was before the war, and still is around there.

When North Koreans would take prisoners, they wouldn't keep them in POW camps, they would shoot them, as shown in this picture. ||


 * 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 advancement of each side of the war. This map shows the movement of the UN's troops as well as the SU's troops.


 * 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 now close my military career and just fade away-an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Good-bye." - MacAurthor in his farewell speech to Congress.


 * 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]