1. The Korean War

2. But First... Let's have a recap of where we are so far.
What is the Cold War?
Why are we involved?
What's going on in Europe?
What is this Iron Curtain thing?

3. The Iron Curtain

4. Germany Divided
Germany was divided into zones by the big 3 powers and France after WWII creating an East and a West Germany
Berlin is also divided into East and West sections
What was the Berlin Airlift?

5. Strengthening Our Allies
The Marshall Plan gives economic aid non-Communist states in Europe
Why didn't the Communist states receive aid?

6. Containment
Policy of stopping the spread of communism through military and economic aid
Examples
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

7. Background on Korea Let's Look at Korea
Under the control of Japan at the time of their surrender in WWII
Like Germany, it would be divided into two separate nations
Both desired to be united again

8. Falling Dominoes 1949 – Communists win civil war in China
In the U.S., President Truman's administration is blamed for not being tough enough against Communism
January North Korea
Stalin tells North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung that he is willing to help him unite the two Koreas

9. North Korea Invades the South
June 1950
More than 100,000 troops carrying Soviet- made weapons and driving Soviet-made tanks
Truman is determined to contain communism
Orders U.S. naval and air forces to aid the South Koreans
U.N. Security Council demands withdraw of South Korea
21 nations send aid or troops

10. Stop. Question Time.
Why might President Truman have been more willing to aid the South Koreans after 1949?
Why was Korea divided into two nations anyway?
What do you think? Should the U.S. have gotten involved in Korea?

11. A War in Four Phases
For this next section of notes, I'm going to do things a bit differently:
Draw four large boxes on a sheet of paper
Each of these boxes represents a phase of the Korean War
Your task is to listen to the description of each phase of the war, give each phase a title, and fill in the box with any relevant information

12. Phase 1
North Korean forces push into the South taking its Capital, Seoul
U.N. Forces join with South Korean
South Korean and U.N. Forces hold only a small portion of territory around Pusan

13. Phase 2 Communist forces stall
U.N Forces under American General MacArthur go around N.Korean forces and land at Inchon for a counter-attack
U.S. leaders decide to move into North Korea

14. Phase 3 Chinese forces cross into North Korea to aid N. Koreans
U.N. Forces are pushed back into the South
MacArthur favors a full scale war against China

15. Phase 4 U.N. Forces move North Korean and Chinese forces back slightly
War comes to a stalemate with little ground taken for 2 more years

16. Major Movements of the Korean War

17. The War's End?
Armistice will be signed in July,1953, after several failed attempts at peace
This really only stopped the open hostilities between the two nations and created a demilitarized zone between them

18. Questions In 4-5 sentences, answer the following
Why did the U.S. become involved in the Korean War?
Now that you've seen how much was gained and lost in the war, do you think the U.S. should have gotten involved? Justify your response with examples.