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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 helps 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 //


 * The elections of 1948 in South Korea led to the formation of a democratic government for a new nation called the Republic of Korea.


 * The Korean War may not have had a huge impact on Korea, but it had a huge impact on the United States and the United Nations.
 * In addition to withdrawing its troops, the United States also stated publicly that Korea fell outside its area of Asian concern.


 * The United States confronted its cold war policy head on and was forced to decide how much force and risk to take in a region where communist China loomed nearby and the Soviet Union clearly remained committed.


 * It took two years to "hammer out an armistice" to end the war in July 1953, during which fighting erupted periodically.


 * . North Korean communists—supported with Soviet supplies—seized this advantage and invaded South Korea in June 1950.
 * A primarily agricultural country whose troops were far less trained than those of North Korea, South Korea struggled to defend itself.


 * he two occupying nations divided Korea into two regions along the 38th parallel, planning eventually to reunite the halves and withdraw their forces.


 * As cold war tensions escalated between the United States and the Soviet Union, however, the United States in 1947 asked the newly formed United Nations to organize unification through national elections. The Soviets refused to allow elections in their zone, and the intended unification never took place. From these events arose a bloody civil war and a greatly expanded U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia.


 * 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:turningpoints09:korean67.gif width="355" height="471" 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.**

Picture from National Archives and Records Administration ||






 * 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)**




 * 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.

//"In my generation, this was not the first occasion when the strong had attacked the weak….Communism was acting in Korea just as Hitler, Mussolini, and the Japanese had acted ten, fifteen, and twenty years earlier. I felt certain that if South Korea was allowed to fall, Communist leaders would be emboldened to override nations closer to our own shores."// — President Harry Truman states that this is what he thought when he first heard the news that North Korea decided to invade South Korea.


 * 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]