1. The Korean War

2. Picture by U.S. soldier, South Korea, 1951

3. Cornell Notes What happened to Korea after WWII?
How did the
war begin?
Who started the
Korean War?
How did the war
end?

4. Background Information
After WWII, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel.
The North was under trusteeship of the Soviet
Union and the South was under the trusteeship
of the U.S.
Two countries developed the North, communist
and the South, democratic

5. Conflicting ideologies- How did the war begin?
Both sides wanted to reunify under their own rule
In 1950 war broke out. The U.S. backed the South
and American and UN forces pushed deep into
North Korea
China entered the war in support of the North
and pushed American troops back into the South

6. Map of Korea during Korean War
After three years the war was fought to a stalemate

7. Who Started the Korean War?
Read the two textbook accounts and answer the
questions
Which textbook comes from North Korea?
Which textbook comes from South Korea?
Read the classroom textbook account of the
Korean War p How does it compare?

9. American Soldiers in Korea