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The Korean War
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• A Divided Nation– 1. Korea was divided after WWII at the 38th
parallel.– 2. North Korea-Communist government(Ally of
Soviet Union)– South Korea-rule by dictatorship (but not
communist).
• B. North Korea Attacks– 1. In 1950 North Korea attacked South Korea– 2. Wanted to unify nation under communist
rule.– 3. Overran much of
South Korea
4. U.S. organized
U.N. forces to help
South Korea
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• C. North Korea Stopped– 1. U.N. forces mostly American and South
Korean troops– 2. Stopped North Korea
at Pusan Perimeter– 3. Port city in S.E
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• D. U.N. Forces advance– 1. Americans cut off rail lines to North Korean
troops– 2. Cut off food and supplies– 3. North Korean troops in South surrendered.– 4.By November, U.N. forces advanced north, to
close to China’s border at the Yalu river
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• E. China gets involved– 1. Mao Zedong feared attack from U.N. forces– 2. Sent forces to help the North.– 3. Pushed U.N. troops
to 38th parallel
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• F. War turns into stalemate– 1. In 1953, both sides signed
an armistice to end the fighting.– 2. Created a DMZ
(demilitarized zone)
along 38th parallel.– 3. No peace treaty was
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• G. Two Koreas– 1. North Korea remained communist– 2. South Korea a capitalist economy– 3. U.S. gave S. Korea economic aid– 3. Today S. Korea has a high standard of living– 4. Today N. Korea remains poor, with many
people starving
• H. South Korea– 1. By 1960s S. Korea economy was stable– 2. 1987-held first elections– 3. Today is a democracy
I. North Korea1. Kim Il Sung kept country isolated
2. The country remained poor
3. Cult of personality around Kim
4. Today still holds on to hard-line communism
