List 3 INFERENCES

WHAT WARS CAN WE RECALL?

• LIST 3 wars that have happened in our world history (past or present).

• First WAR comes to mind is…

• Second WAR comes to mind is…

• Third WAR comes to mind is…

OBJECTIVES and SKILLS• OBJECTIVES– SWBAT summarize events of the Korean War– SWBAT interpret on maps territorial change during the

war– SWBAT judge the effects of the Korean War

• SKILLS – Meaning of Words– Supporting Details– Cause-Effect Relationship– Generalizations/Conclusions (Inferences)

KOREAN WAR

• ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• Why do people sometimes forget?

• The Korean War is sometimes known as the “Forgotten War”

KOREAN WAR

CAUSES OF THE KOREAN WAR

• COMMUNISM SCARE

• Government controlled

• Classless society– No rich, middle, or poor

• No freedom in school or jobs choices

CAUSES OF THE KOREAN WAR

• DEMOCRACY TO THE RESCUE

• People vote for leaders

• Social Class– Competitive– Life choices determine if

we are rich, middle, or poor

• Freedom to choose school and/or jobs

CAUSES OF THE KOREAN WAR• NORTH KOREA• Leader, Kim Il-Sung• North Korean Peoples’

Army• Assisted by China, Russia

• SOUTH KOREA• Leader, Syngman Rhee• South Korean Army• Assisted by United States

KOREAN WAR

• Start Date: June 25, 1950

• North Korea crossed the 38th parallel

• Took control of South Korea’s capital, Seoul

KOREAN WAR• September 15, 1950– US and South Korean troops

land at Inchon

• September 29, 1950– Seoul is freed from

Communist control

• US and South Korean advance pass the 38th parallel – Immediate threat to

China/USSR

KOREAN WAR

• October 1950-January 1951

• Chinese armies intervene– On behalf on of North

Koreans

• Fight past the 38th Parallel– Immediate threat to the US

and South Korea

ATOMIC BOMB CONSIDERATION• US President Truman– Fearful of the spread of

Communism

• Considered using atomic bombs on the North Koreans

STALEMATE (TIE)

• Advantages of a tie?• List reasons

• Disadvantages of a tie?• List reasons

KOREAN WAR

• Stalemate (tie)

• July 27, 1953– Armistice (peace talks)

• 38th Parallel– Today, the Korean peninsula

is still split into 2 countries• North Korea• South Korea

HUMAN COST OF THE KOREAN WAR

KOREAN WAR• Should the Korean War be known as a “Forgotten

War”?– (Explain your response with supporting details.)