Post on 07-May-2015
The Korean
WarThe Forgotten
War
CONTEXTIron curtainContainment
Truman DoctrineMarshall Plan
China becomes communist
Korea is a unified kingdom … since the 7th
century
Korea is a taken over by
Japan in 1910
Japan losesWWII
Korea divided at 38th parallel
USSR in north and US in south
Division is not meant to be permanent
38th Parallel
38th Parallel
Two nations developed
Democratic People's Republic of North
Korea (Kim Il Sung)
Republic of South Korea (Syngman Ree)
38th Parallel
June, 1950
North Korea invades
South Korea
North Korea attacks
June 1950
The US provided 50% of the
ground forces, 86% of the naval forces and 93% of the air power
for the U.N. forces. (South Korea provided
most of the rest)
SK and UN forces (mostly Americans)
pushed to Pusan perimeter
July -September1950
Close to the
Yalu River
October 1950
China joins, the North
pushes back
November – December
1950
The Meat
Grinder January 1951 -
June 1953
THE ARMISTICETHE ARMISTICE
Korea is a unified peninsulaJapan takes over Korea
Japan surrenders to US and USSRKorea is divided at 38th parallel - Two nations created
North Korea invades South KoreaUN/US sends troops
SK and US/UN pushed back to the Pusan PerimeterInchon and counter offensive push NK over 38th parallel
SK and US/UN moves up to Chinese borderChinese forces enter war
SK and UN/US back past 38th
Truman fires MacArthurSK UN/US push back to near 38th
Meat-grinder around the 38th parallelArmistice agreed – but tension still exists
POW CAMPS
IMPACT
AFTERMATHAFTERMATHHuman cost
Economic cost
Communism vs. Democracy
Winner?
US becomes conservative
Red Scare
Arms Race
UN Role
THE FORGOTTEN WAR
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