1. Korean War Memorial in Washington D.C.
Aim #71: Did the war in Korea represent a triumph or failure of American foreign policy?
Do now! Please read handout Truman’s Radio Address and “NSC 68: United States Objectives and Programs for National Security” and answer accompanying questions
Korean War Memorial in Washington D.C.

3. (I) Growing Communist Challenges
a. Military Alliances
1. Formation of NATO (1949) and Warsaw Pact (1955)
2. SEATO in South East Asia, CENTO in the Middle East
b. Development of Soviet Atomic Bomb (1949)
c. Divide of Germany and Berlin
d. Communist Revolution in China (1949)
e. NSC-68
1. Allowed for permanent military build-up for US to pursue a global crusade against communism

4. (II) The Korean War (not actual war…”police action”
Following WWII, Korea divided at 38th parallel
North: Soviet occupied
South: US occupied
b. (1949) both countries withdrew
(June, 1950) North Korea invades south Korea
c. In order to contain the spread of communism, the US under the UN) comes to the aid of South Korea
d. General MacArthur called for expanding the war and criticized the “limited war” strategy and Truman. He wanted:
Either invade or bomb China who was helping N. Korea
e. Truman fires MacArthur
f. Armistice eventually reached in 1953 (Korea remained divided at 38th parallel)
g. Outcome: containment worked!

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PUBLIC OPINION POLLS TAKEN REGARDING U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN THE KOREAN WAR

7. Korea remained divided
(III) END RESULT?
Korea remained divided
US and its allies showed they were ready to fight to prevent communist expansion
c. About 54,000 Americans lost their lives
d. About 2 million Koreans and Chinese were killed

8. The DMZ (demilitarized zone) separating North from South Korea

9. Residents from North Korea trying to flee across a broken bridge into S. Korea

10. soldiers use a screw-driver and bayonet tip as they probe for mines on the road

12. VIDEO CLIP (“Worth the risk?”) from PBS Learning Media
Can you think of any heavily guarded national borders either today or throughout history? Are they designed to keep people in or out?  
2. What risks do the people in the clip run by attempting to cross the border?