History Objective 1: Summarize 20th century history of the region. Objective 2: Detail the Korean War and the results.
Quiz The city of ________ was a Japanese city destroyed with a nuclear weapon. Following WWII the ___________ occupied northern part of the Korean peninsula. Following WWII the ________ occupied the southern part of the Korean peninsula. Japan has a ________ monarchy as its current system of government. T/F South Korea invaded North Korea to start the Korean War. Nagasaki b. Constitutional c. Democratic d. Soviet Union e. United States f. Manchuria g. Communist China
Japanese Domination 1910 – Japan took control of Korea Forced labor, languages, and culture on Koreans Japan continued to invade Asian nations like China and Taiwan (Formosa) Japan continued to expand, reaching the height of its power during WWII
Japanese Retreat Dec. 7, 1941 - Pearl Harbor August 6, 1945 (Hiroshima) August 9, 1945 (Nagasaki) U.S. Occupation following WWII
DETONATION SEQUENCE
Nagasaki Before and After
Korea after WWII Japan relinquished control of Korea following WWII U.S. occupied Southern Korea Soviet Union occupied North Korea Split at the 38th parallel Development of two separate governments Communist North Democratic South
Korean War June 25, 1950 – North Korea invaded South Korea U.S. led U.N. forces aided the defense of S.Korea Gen. Douglas MacArthur Chinese threats
Korean War Landing at Inchon Push to the Yalu River Chinese involvement Result?