Starter: (In 3 sentences sum up) What was the situation in 1950 between east and west? A little message for you Use your own knowledge and the map to answer ….. Include the following: Eastern Europe Nuclear weapons Truman Doctrine Marshall Aid Warsaw Pact Iron curtain A little message for Victoria
How did the USA try to contain communism in Korea 1950-53? L/O: To investigate and evaluate US actions towards Korea during the Cold War Background information: By 1948 most of Eastern Europe was under soviet control 1949 – China became Communist 1949 – Soviets developed their own atomic bomb Truman’s spies report that Stalin is using his COMINFORM to spread Communist ideas in Asia The USA commit to following a policy of ‘containment’ (see next slide!)
The policy of containment Truman: “I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.” 1947 “It is clear that the main element of any United States policy towards the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies.” 1947 Containment in Korea Reading the following quote from the US State Department; why did the USA want to stop Korea being Communist? "General Bradley said that we must draw the line [against Communist expansion] somewhere. The President stated he agreed on that. General Bradley said that Russia is not yet ready for war. The Korean situation offered as good an occasion for action in drawing the line as anywhere else." From the official minutes of President Harry S. Truman's meeting with his top military and foreign-policy advisers at the Blair House on the evening of 25 June 195029 Here just make sure they understand this.
Where is Korea? Video introduction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIobfyaiAUU 0-8:30 minutes
By 1950 – WAR between north and south! The problems in Korea! NORTH SOUTH Liberated by the USSR at end of WW2 Communist controlled Kim Il Sung Liberated by USA at end of WW2 Anti – Communist Syngman Rhee By 1950 – WAR between north and south!
Timeline of the Korean war North liberated by USSR South liberated by USA Task 1: Create your own timeline to show events of the Korean War from pages 96 to 99. Then do a key to show the: causes, course and consequences of the war (see below) 1945 1950 1953 October 1950 US forces advance into North Korea Task 2: Answer the following questions: Why did the UN agree to aid the USA in Korea? Why was MacArthur sacked? Causes of the war Containment Invasion of N. Korea Consequences
Homework – set for Wednesday 5th November Due Tuesday 11th November Task: Complete the first row of this table Case study Why the US were worried Methods of containment US problems Outcome Success / failure score /10 + explain