1. Korean War Review The First “Hot War” in the Cold War 1950-1953

2. Geography  Yalu River  Seoul  Panmunjom  Inchon  Pyonyang  Pusan Perimeter  38 th parallel

4. Key People  Harry Truman  Joseph Stalin  Mao Zedong  Douglas MacArthur  Dwight Eisenhower

5. Important Events  June 25, 1950  July 27, 1953  Election of 1952  Red Chinese Invasion 1950  Death of Stalin – 1953  Firing of MacArthur by Truman

6. Inchon

7. Results of Korea  First war of “containment” of Communism.  First war where the UN played a role.  First “limited war”.  Korea remains divided and on a continual state of war alert.  Beginning of a trend in US wars that will have a disastrous impact in the next war we fight.

8. Korea Divided Republic of Korea (South Korea) U.S. Ally - Large military presence maintained. People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) Closed society under communist dictatorship. Soviet and Chinese aid.

9. Most Recent US/N.Korea Issue