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The Korean War Period

2. Conflict in Korea During the 1910’s, Japan ruled the Korean
Peninsula very harshly
After Japan’s defeat in WWII, Korea was
divided at the 38th parallel of latitude
North Korean troops suddenly invaded
South Korea on June 25, 1950
In three days, the army reached South
Korea’s capital, Seoul
President Truman quickly responded to
the attack
Truman appointed WWII hero General Douglas MacArthur
16 nations sent troops to fight, but 90% were American

3. Continued The first supply of troops were outnumbered
Stalemate: A situation in which neither side wins
The first supply of troops were outnumbered
In September, General MacArthur launched a counter attack
He landed in Inchon and pushed them back across the 38th parallel into North Korea
China’s government responded angrily
They sent troops that outnumbered UN troops and the war settled into a stalemate
Inchon
38th parallel

4. Truman Vs. MacArthur
General MacArthur believed that the U.S. could only win if it attacked China
He wanted to bomb supply bases in China
Truman did not want this for he thought it would start another world war
Truman warned about making further public statements
Both spoke to the public about their opinions, and Truman fired MacArthur

5. Peace Talks
While Truman and MacArthur were arguing, the stalemate in Korea continued
In July 1951, both sides began peace talks, and would last for 2 long years
Even while this was going on, the fighting and killing continued

6. Continued July 1953, a cease-fire was finally called
Demilitarized zone- An area which neither side controls
July 1953, a cease-fire was finally called
The border was almost the same as was in the beginning
In between this border there was a demilitarized zone
At least 2 million Koreans died, 30,000 Americans dead, and more than 100,000 Americans wounded. Thousands from other nations also killed
Even with the cease-fire ending the war, tensions between the two countries were still high

7. Demilitarized zone in Korea

8. Failure of a victory in the long stalemate in Korea worried Americans
Fears at Home
Failure of a victory in the long stalemate in Korea worried Americans

9. Communists in Government
All the blows from the Cold War including: Soviet possession of atomic weapons, China becoming Communists, and the stalemate in Korea led to worries about if the U.S. could defeat communist
Two cases grabbed the public’s attention- Alger Hiss accused by Whittaker Chambers, had been accused of passing secrets to Soviet agents
Hiss denied but was later accused of perjury, after Chambers had produced copies of these papers, known as “pumpkin papers”

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11. McCarthyism Joseph McCarthy was a Senator of Wisconsin
He built his career by threatening to expose Communists
February 1950 claimed to have a paper with the names of 205 known Communists
Later reduced to 81, then to 57
McCarthyism came to mean accusing someone of
disloyalty without having proof

12. Continued Few people were brave enough to stand up to McCarthy
Censured: Condemn
Few people were brave enough to stand up to McCarthy
Finally in 1954 with millions watching on T.V. McCarthy made false accusations against the U.S. Army
The U.S. Senate censured him and he died 3 years later
Soon after, the scare of Communism was mostly over

13. Fin.

14. By: Ryan and Austin