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What was the situation in Korea after the Second World War?
America’s policy was to contain Communism
In 1949, China became Communist and it seemed like containment had failed in Asia.
Korea was ruled by Japan, but at the end of World War II, it was divided between the USA and the USSR along the 38th parallel until a government could be elected to run the whole country.
August 1948, the Americans set up the Republic of Korea in the south, with Syngman Rhee as the first president. A month later, the Russians set up the Korean People’s Democratic Republic in the north, ruled by Kim II Sung, a Red Army captain. Each man claimed to represent the whole country.

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Kim Il-Sung
Syngman Rhee
“Domino Theory”

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Questions to be answered using the VAC info Sheet
1. What are the origins of the Korean War? When did it start and when did it end?
2. How was North Korea and South Korea divided?
3. What organization led the attack that forced the North Koreans out of South Korea?
4. How did Canada become involved in the Korean War? Name the other countries who were also members of the “Commonwealth Force”.
5. What did the Canadian Army do to earn a U.S. Presidential Citation in 1951?
6. The UN emerged from the Korean War with its prestige enhanced. Why?