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 * It's known as "The Forgotten War", but all Americans should learn 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, events, and impact 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. I will have my own list that will use to compare to yours - hopefully you will ge most of the facts on my list!** // 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 //


 * 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 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.


 * 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]

9 Facts
 * The Northern and Southern Korean sides became even more distinct when in South Korea's 1948 election led to a democratic government and North Korea invaded South Korea
 * The U.S. always supported South KOrea because of their Democratic government and didn't want the Communist North Korea spreading Communism.
 * The war changed little inside Korea but in the U.S. and UN many things changed such as the UN had it's first of many troops sent to war and the U.S. cold war policies changed
 * General MacArthur was dismissed after arguing with Truman about bombing China to scare them away from Korea but Truman refused, fearing a third world war
 * The Inchon landing was a pivotal assault that completely turned the tide of the war and lead to the U.S. and UN troops pushing North Korea way back into their own territory
 * The Pusan Perimeter was one the greatest defensive military maneuvers ever because of how it was a mobile and flexible perimeter that allowed stalling and troops shifting from battlefield to battlefield quickly to keep the advancing troops at bay
 * North Korea attacked back a brutal offensive that mad the dividing line very close to where it had been before
 * Many civilians were killed in North Korea's offensive because they were unprepared and unarmed
 * Eventually a stalemate occurred and a line of armistice was drawn giving North Korea slightly more land then they started with. That line is constantly guarded by both sides.

3 Photos

These are civilians killed by the North Koreans in there surprise offensive

The Korean war was mostly fought on land but this is a picture of a U.S. battleship bombarding the coast of Korea before the Inchon Landing.

American soldiers manning a machine gun in the Pusan defensive

2 Maps

This is a map of the the Korean war from 1950-1953 that shows the first North Korean offensive, the South Korean offensive and then the second and final offensive by Northern Korea and the truce line made in 1953.

This is a map of the Pusan Perimeter created to stall and allow MacArthur time to complete the Inchon Landing

1 Quote "I will defend Korea as I would my own country—just as I would California." -General MacArthur at the begging of the Korean War