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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) -An origin of the Korean War was in September 1949, the Communists defeated the anticommunist Nationalists in a Civil War. The Americans supported the Nationalists and were in shock, so Americans blamed The State Department to stop Communist Revolution. -Soviet troops occupied Korea North of the 38th parallel, and the U.S.A occupied south of the line. Communism grew in North Korea and Anticommunism grew in South Korea. -In June 1950, North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea. The conflict that followed became known as the Korean War. -The United States appealed to the UN to stop the Communist move into South Korea. Sixteen nations provided soldiers for a UN force, but U.S troops made up most of the fighting. -In early fighting, the North Koreans pushed South Koreans back almost to Pusan, a southeastern tip of Korean Peninsula. MacArthur landed his troops at a port city named Inchon, which was a port city behind north korean lines. It was dangerous but it worked. -Squeezed between enemy troops coming from north and south, the North Koreans soon retreated across the 38th parallel. MacArthur then wanted to invade and he was given permission to. -The UN forces pushed way past 38th parallel toward the Yalu river, the boundary separating China from North Korea. The Chinese warned them to stop. -Because of the invasion of North Korea, China entered the conflict. Chinese leaders warned that a further advance would force them to enter the war. Ignoring the warning, UN forces pushed on. -On november 25, 1950, hundreds of thousands of chinese communists drove UN troops back to South Korea. Truman wouldn't let MacArthur blockade and bomb China. Then the war became unpopular, so there was a compromise, the two Koreas were left more or less where they had been in 1950 with a border near 38th parallel.
 * **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 //

 Two guardsmen in the 182nd Fighter Bomb Squadron close out flight records at Taegu, South Korea in 1952, following their F-84E becoming the first such aircraft to complete 1,000 flying hours.
 * 3 - Photos should help tell the story of the war, so find three photos that work ... and provide a descriptive caption.**

A U.S. Air Force H-19 Chickasaw of the 3rd Air Rescue Group rescues a downed airman. During the Korean War, U.S. military planners were only beginning to comprehend the versatility and capabilities that helicopters brought to the battlefield.

A North Korean prisoner of war confronts a U.S. Army major during a United Nations prisoner of war exchange at Panmunjom, Korea on September 8, 1953.

This is the Compromise at the end of the War. Both North and South Korea were left more or less where they been in 1950 with a border near the 38th parallel. So not very much land was gained by both sides.
 * 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)**

This is the map that shows when China drove UN troops back to South Korea after the U.S.A was warned not to charge any further up North Korea.


 * 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.

//"I will defend Korea as I would my own country—just as I would California."// — Gen. Douglas MacArthur to Dr. Syngman Rhee, President of the two-month-old South Korean Republic, October 1948. Douglas MacArthur will fight for South Korea just like he is fighting for his home state of California.


 * 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]