Korea+9321-+5.20.12




 * It's known as "The Forgotten War", but all Americans should learn about it and remember it ... and that's where you can help. You have been asked to develop a "Korea ** **9** **3 2 1" webpage to cover the basic information everyone should know about the Korean War - all on one page. Your page should include ...**

**9** - facts about the causes, events, and impact of the Korean War (look at my examples below) **3** - photos that help tell the story of the war, with descriptive captions **2** - maps that help to explain the war. **1** - quote that is essential to understanding the war, with authors and context

9 - **Come up with __9 great facts__ that everyone should know about "The Forgotten War", using the examples below as guides. I will have my own list that will use to compare to yours - hopefully you will ge most of the facts on my list! At least 2 of the facts should be about the CAUSES of the war, at least 3 of the facts should be about the WAR itself, and at least 2 facts should be about the EFFECTS OR IMPACT of the war. The other two can be from any category.**
 * **A non example** ... //I like cheese//.
 * **A bad example** ... //There was a war in// //Korea// //in the 1950s//.
 * **A good example** ... //The Korean War began in July of 1950 when// // North Korea invaded South Korea // //.//
 * **A better example** ... //The 3 year long Korean War began in 1950 when communist// // North Korea invaded democratic and US supported South Korea, pulling the //// United Nations into a peacekeeping effort in Asia // //.// (ooooh, that's good - so good)

=**//__ 9 GREAT FACTS BELOW: __//**= - In 1947, the United States created the United Nations while cold war tensions arose between the United States and the Soviet Union - According to ABC-CLIO, "The Soviets refused to allow elections in their zone, and the intended unification never took place". - South Korean elections in 1948 led to the formation of a democratic government, called the "Republic of North Korea" - The Korean War didn't really change Korea, but it changed the United States and the United Nations. - Since China was feeling threatened by the movement of the UN forces in North Korea, and China entered the war after the UN continued to push and ignored the Chinese warning. - MacArthur was fired and sent home by Truman after MacArthur ignored the orders to not bomb and blockade China. Instead of listening to Truman, MacArthur spoke and wrote to newspaper and magazine publishers. - The War became unpopular as the war dragged on...eventually, Truman takes advice from the Soviets in July 1951 that truce talks begin. - Eisenhower promised to go to Korea and try to search for a speedy and easy end to the conflict at hand. - Eisenhower did tell the Chinese and Koreans that he was prepared to use nuclear weapons and carry the war into China instead of just having it in Korea.


 * 3 - Photos should help tell the story of the war, so find three photos that work ... and provide a descriptive caption, like the one on my example**.
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/korean67.gif caption="korean67.gif"]] || **Many people think that the Korean War was fought in tropical weather, but the winters in Korea are actually bitter and challenging for the troops.**


 * The United Nations organized unification through national elections.**


 * Harry S. Truman was our President at the time, and he had General Douglass MacArthur lead troops in defending South Korea.**


 * The USS Missouri is firing shells off of their ship and out onto the enemy.** ||

**2** - **What's a war without maps? Insert two maps that help tell the story of the causes, events, and/or impact of the map (with a caption for each)**
 * This map illustrates an invasion that happened in the Korean War.**


 * Here shows how the UN forces and the Communist forces controlled South and North Korea and how they met in the middle with the movements.**

**1** - **You know historical quotes can bring old crusty things to like, so find at least one decent quote that helps add to the content of the Korean War (and __provide some context for the quotes__). For example ...**

//**"The attack upon Korea makes it plain beyond all doubt that Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion to conquer independent nations and will now use armed invasion and war."**// - President Harry S Truman in his speech describing the military involvement of the US in Korea, without a declaration of war from Congress.

MY EXAMPLE: MacArthur concluded, "I can almost hear the ticking of the second hand of destiny. We must act now or we will die. . . . We shall land at Inchon, and I shall crush them." **MacArthur was talking about his order to do the Inchon Landing Plan and that if we don't move on, we will not win and things will only get worse.**


 * Looking for some good resources? Consult ...**

795-797 in __Creating__ __America__ the various sites on the [|Korean War] research list on ABC-CLIO [|Korean War 50th Anniversary] [|Korean War Project] [|Truman Museum & Library: The Korean War] [|Korean War Veterans Memorial Home Page]