1. Lauryn Hopson, Kathryn Lee, Matthew McNally, Natalie Martin
Korean War
Lauryn Hopson, Kathryn Lee, Matthew McNally,
Natalie Martin

2. Leading up to Korean War
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea with the help of the Soviet Union and China
North Korea tried to turn the whole Korean peninsula into a communist nation, but South Korea resisted and the United S tates intervened to help stop the spread of communism
The U.S. entered the war to fight against the Soviet Union without causing a “Hot W ar” and at this time tensions were very heated between America and the U.S.S.R
In 1945 Korea was divided into two along the 38th parallel, Russia occupied the North and America occupied the south

3. The Korean War and the Cold War
Most people believed this civil war was the first step to a communist campaign to take over the world
This is why most nations felt they had to get involved to prevent communism from spreading any further
This war brought the cold war to Asia, Russia, China, the U.S., and the United Nations all took the opportunity to fight without directly fighting each other and starting another world war
Both super powers contained nuclear weapons on both sides of the War which added to the tension of the Cold War

4. The War front
At first when North Korea invaded Seoul the U.S. used a more defensive strategy but then they realized North Korea had a strong army and they used more offensive strategies
The first summer was one of the hottest and driest summers on record and soldiers had to drink water from rice patties that had been fertilized with human waste
Disease was always a constant threat
54,000 Americans and 5 million Koreans lost their lives during the war
The U.S. pushed North Koreans back behind their border but were stopped at the Chinese border
Unlike World War two and the Vietnam War the Korean War did not receive that much media attention
President Truman was in charge during the Korean War and sent troops into Korea
Kim Il-Sung lead communist North Korea during this time and Syngman Rhee led South Korea
The war lasted from
The war ended in a stale mate after a cease fire

5. Outcome of Korean War
The Korean peninsula remains divided to this day, North Korean remains a communist nation and South Korea is a democracy
The Korean War gave the U.S. reason to expand their military expenditure
Also, the Korean War was an important step on the road to civil rights because it was the first war fought where black and white soldiers were first integrated in the U.S. army
Also, Americas relationship with Britain strengthened
China became a major military power because the soviets gave them aid during the war
America and South Korea remain to be close allies and over 30,000 American soldiers are still stationed there today