1. Korean War Conflict South Korea Capitalist Democracy North Korea
Communist

2. The Korean War
8:52

3. Domino Theory Communists intend to capture one country after another
US uses its policy of containment

4. Communists Capture China
Mao Zedong - leader of the communist party in China
20 year Civil War vs. US supported Chinese Nationalist Party
Capture control in 1949

5. The Korean War
North Korea is communist; South Korea is a capitalist democracy
6/25/ North Korea crosses 38th parallel into South Korea
UN sends peacekeepers under Gen. Douglas MacArthur of US
September - North all the way to tip of the southern peninsula
9/15 - UN forces attack
October - UN forces push to Pyongyang, capital of North Korea

6. The Korean War (cont)
Chinese troops come to aid North Korea, push back to 38th parallel
Truman fires MacArthur for insubordination
US citizens mad at Truman, who doesn’t run for election in 1952
President Dwight Eisenhower reaches a cease-fire in 1953
US - 155,000 casualties
North Korea and China million casualties
US contains communism

8. People of the 50’s
9:22

9. War against Communism
2:19