Connor, Zach, Elizabeth A., Henry, Alyssa M., Taylor, Jahasiel, Trevor, BJ, Mackensi, Diamond
America North Korea South Korea China
North Korea: Kim II Sung South Korea: Synaman Rhee, the President US Leader: Harry S. Truman
Hand Guns:.357 magnum revolver,.38 caliber revolver, Japanese Pistols Rifles: Belgian FN-49, M1 Garand, SKS carbine and many more Grenades: US hand grenades, communist hang grenades, etc. Mortars: 81mm M1 US mortar, communist mortars and 4.2 in M2 US mortar
USA: 54,299 7,500 American soldiers still unaccounted for from the Korean war South Korea: 217,000 military, 1,000,000 civilians North Korea: 406,000 military, 600,000 civilians China: 600,000 military
1. The 1 st battle of Seoul: 1950, fought in Seoul 2. Battle of Osan: First battle that America fought in, July 5 th, 1950, Osan South Korea, North Korea won this war 3. Battle of Bloody Ridge: this was a ground battle north of the 38 th parallel, 1951, S. Korea, USA, and the Philippines won 4. Battle of Old Baldy: lasted 10 months, 2 nd infantry division, used tanks, airplanes and artillery, Chinese Victory
Japanese Rule: - Korean Nationalists established an independent gov’t - Russian Empire Peace Treaty ON June 25 th, 1950, the Korean War began
Americans found the Korean war incredibly frustrating they were used to the idea of “total victory” like in WWII The public found the concept of limited war difficult to understand or support
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