1. COLD WAR FOREIGN POLICY The Korean War

2. Learning Target: I CAN explain the origins of the Korean War and why it is significant. - The tensions of the Cold War shifts its emphasis from Europe to East Asia. - These tensions still exist today in Korea.

3. Origins of the Korean War China falls to Communism in 1949 - corrupt Chinese nationalists took U.S. economic aid to line pockets - Peasants turned to Mao Zedong - People’s Republic of China Why were the communists able to win the Chinese Civil War? How do you think this made Americans feel?

4. Conflict! Korea divided at the 38 th parallel of latitude -North Korea  Soviet Union set up communist government with armed forces -South Korea  noncommunist with limited aid N. Korea invades S. Korea in 1950 - Truman steps in to aid S. Korea

5. U.S. Involvement American soldiers not prepared for combat General MacArthur -surprise attack at city of Inchon -communist forces flee back to the N. Korean border (pg. 521) -attacked north of 38 th parallel China sends 300,000 troops -conflict ends in stalemate