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 * It's known as "The Forgotten War", but all American should lern 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, impact, and events 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.** // United Nations into a peacekeeping effort in Asia // //.// (ooooh, that's good - so good)
 * **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 //


 * 1) The Communists won against the Nationalists, supported by the United States, in a civil war in China during 1949
 * 2) Fear was spread all over the United States of a Communist plot to rule the world. Everyone was pointing fingers and blaming others for the success of Communism
 * 3) Korea was a Japanese colony at the end of WWII, however, American forces took control south of the 38th parallel and a noncommunist government was supported by the U.S.
 * 4) Sixteen nations provided soldiers to fight in North Korea, however, U.S. troops made up most of the force.
 * 5) China saw the Un forces moving into North Korea as a threat to them- they entered the war.
 * 6) The war was becoming very unpopular in 1951, so they started talking peace; Eisenhowever was elected in 1952 and ceased fire in July of 1953.
 * 7) McCarthy, a Republic senator from Wisconsin, spread American's fear of communism. He made a list of officials who were communists, and was eventually charged with improper conduct.
 * 8) The new president, Eisenhower, wanted to play the war aggressive by overthrowing communism governments. They used an approach known as brinksmanship, a strategy to combat communism.
 * 9) Soviet Union produced an atomic bomb, and the arms race began. Both sides were deeloping weapons with more destructive power. We developed an H-Bomb. Tension was extremely great, however, no one was using their atomic weapons. Along with this came the space race, a race to space, started by the first space satellite, Sputnik.


 * 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 height="471" caption="korean67.gif"]]

After the war, a stretch of land along the 38th parallel was demilitarized and this DMZ exists even today because of the tense relations between the two countries. A peace treaty has never been created. Over 54,000 known soldiers died in the Korean War. In this picture a soldier is comforting someone who's friend had been killed.

Many children and civilians were affected in this war. Pictured here are two children while a tank passes by. || **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.**

Picture from National Archives and Records Administration ||

Korea was divided into North Korea and South Korea because of the problems and difference made by the war. This shows several major battles during the war.
 * 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)**

Throughout the war, the two sides pushed each other back and forth until the end, when it became a stale mate.


 * 1 ** - **You know historical quotes can bring old crusty things to like, so find 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.


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

795-797 in __Creating America__ the various sites on the [|Korean War] research list on ABC-CLIO [|"Democracy vs. Communism - the Korean War" video] [|Korean War 50th Anniversary] [|Korean War Project] [|Truman Museum & Library: The Korean War] [|Korean War Veterans Memorial Home Page]