1. KOREAN WAR 한국전쟁 韓國戰爭

2. WWII Results  During WWII which country had control of Korea?  After WWII, Korea was divided into Communist North and democratic South Korea

3. Korean War, 1950-1953  1950 - North Korean communist forces cross the 38th parallel and invade South Korea.  How is containment fairing at this point?

4.  Truman orders U.S. forces to assist the South Koreans -WHY?- S. Korea asks for help from the U.N.  Soviet Union absent from vote  What does the UN do? U.N’s Top 5 U.S., USSR, Britain, France… & TAIWAN?

5. International force to Korea to stop the invasion! September 1950- N. Koreans controlled entire Korean peninsula except for a tiny area around Pusan.

6. (1)South Korean’s still had a stronghold in Pusan. Troops move North. (2)General MacArthur launched a surprise attack at Inchon. Troops move South. SMUSH!!! (3)UN troops are able to push N. Koreans to China’s boarder. Who feels threatened now? THE FIGHT

7. The Chinese Fight Back  China’s foreign minister warned that his country would not stand by and “let the Americans come to the border”  The Chinese wanted N. Korea as a communist buffer state to protect their northeastern provinces

8.  October 1950- China sends 300,000 troops into North Korea.  China pushes UN forces Out of N. Korea and even Captures S. Korea’s capital, Seoul.

9. MACARTHUR RECOMMENDS ATTACKING CHINA  MacArthur convinced that Korea was the place “where the Communist conspirators have elected to make their play for global conquest”  Recommended attacking China  Called for the use of nuclear weapons  Truman rejects MacArthur’s request  USSR had mutual assistance pact with China  Attacking China would lead to WWIII

10. MACARTHUR VERSUS TRUMAN  MacArthur continued to urge waging a full scale war against China  Tried to go over President’s head; *MacArthur criticized the president  *Truman fired MacArthur

11. Settling for Stalemate  Location of cease-fire line at the existing battle line  Establishment of a demilitarized zone between opposing sides  STALEMATE N. Korean invaders had been pushed back Communism had been contained w/out use of nuclear weapons

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14. Kim Jong Il Passed away December 2011 Kim Jong Uh 32 years old

15. Satellite Image of Gulags

18. Democracy v. Communism The Korean War

19. EXIT SLIPEXIT SLIP MacArthur vs. Truman: Should the United States had used nuclear weapons in order to stop China’s interference in Korea (MacArthur’s idea)? Or was President Truman’s decision not to use nuclear weapons the best? Explain in at least one paragraph. OR Many historians agree that the Cold War ended in the 1990’s. After learning about a still divided Korea, do you agree? Explain in at least one paragraph. CHOOSEONECHOOSEONE PREPARETODISCUSSPREPARETODISCUSS

24. The Fight 1 Pusan Perimeter (August 5- September, 1950) : N. Koreans push S. Koreans to the perimeter of Pusan 2 Inchon Landing (September 15, 1950) : UN troops under MacArthur land at Inchon and move northward from Pusan. Two-pronged attack drives the N. Koreans out of S. Korea to (3) Northern Line (November 24, 1950) *Who feels threatened by this?

25. 1. How did Korea become divided into 2 countries? 2. What kind of government did North Korea have? South Korea? 3. How did the Korean War start? 4. Why did the United States go to the aid of South Korea? 5. What caused the disagreement between MacArthur and Truman? 6. How did the Korean War end?