Warm Up # 24 It has been said that the Cold War is an “ideological conflict.” What “ideas” do you think we disagree about? Why can we not get along do we have to be enemies?

The Korean War

MAD: Mutually Assured Destruction If either side fires a nuclear weapon, the other side will fire also.

Proxy War A war instigated by a major power that does not itself become involved.

The Korean War

US Goals in Korea 1. Create a unified and self -governing Korea 2. Government must represent the people 3. Create sound economy and educational system.

On each of your maps label the countries and the capitals.

1945 The United States and the Soviet Union drew a border between North and South Korea At the 38th Parallel North: Communist South: Democracy (backed by US)

1945 Color North Korea and South Korea different colors Label the 38th parallel Label North as communist Label South as supported by US

August/September 1950 North Korea attacked South Korea in 1950 North Korea Allies Soviet Union China South Korean Allies USA United Nations aka USA

August/September 1950 Label Pusan Draw an arrow showing North Korea’s movement Color the areas controlled by the North and by the South

September/October 1950 General MacArthur planned a daring assault on Inchon. This success allowed them to liberate the South Korean capital of Seoul.

September/October 1950 Label Inchon Draw an arrow and label it “MacArthur’s amphibious assault” Color the areas controlled by the North and by the South

November 1950 MacArthur and the troops were able to advance all the way to the border between China and North Korea This causes China to officially enter the war on the side of North Korea

November 1950 Draw arrows showing the movement of MacArthur’s troops Color the areas controlled by the North and by the South Create a graphic showing the entrance of China into the war

April 1951 - Limited War MacArthur wanted to expand the war into China but President Truman supported a limited war. Truman was committed to fighting a limited war– a war fought to achieve a limited objective, such as containing communism.

April 1951 Peace negotiations began in 1951, but fighting and dying went on for two more years. An armistice was signed in July 1953. American casualties totaled 33,686 battle deaths, along with 2,830 non-battle deaths It is estimated that close to 5 million Asians died in the war (civilian and military).

Mid 1951 – Present China’s entrance into the war pushed the front back to near the 38th parallel The line dividing North and South Korea became known as the DMZ (the DeMilitarized Zone)

Mid 1951 - Present Label the DMZ Color the areas controlled by the North and by the South

Final Information Boundary between North and South = 38th parallel 1st Time military was used for “Containment” Before the war “containment” was achieved by negotiations. Congress never declared war

John Green: The Cold War in Asia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0 First 4:18