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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! At least 2 of the facts should be about the CAUSES of the war, at least 3 of the facts should be about the WAR itself, and at least 2 facts should be about the EFFECTS OR IMPACT of the war. The other two can be from any category.**
 * **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 //// United Nations into a peacekeeping effort in Asia // //.// (ooooh, that's good - so good)


 * 1) On September 15th, 1950 and there was an attack on the Pusan perimeter in North Korea.
 * 2) The Korean war included the US because they were afraid that communism in Soviet Russia may spread throughout Asia.
 * 3) The Cold War created the Korean war because Korea became a diplomatic pawn between the US and the Soviet Union.
 * 4) The Soviets and the US decided to divide Korea into two parts North Korea (controlled by the Soviets) and South Korea (controlled by the US).
 * 5) Relations between North and South Korea were bad due to differences in government policies, when North Korea decided to invade South Korea the tensions blew over the top and the war began.
 * 6) This war mostly affected the US and the United Nations, not really Korea much.
 * 7) It forced the United Nations to create a policy dealing with military help and intervention.
 * 8) The US had to decide how much of the military force it would use to fight communism in Asia.
 * 9) The United Nations wanted other countries to get involved because they thought the invasion of South Korea was wrong and should not have happened.

This is where the talk of a truce began, many troops were stationed at this front line during July of 1951.
 * 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**.

Although American casualties were not as high as WWII, many people still lost their lives, about 33,000 Americans died.

Civilian casualties were very high, about 2 million civilians died in north and South Korea.

**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 map shows where the line between North and South Korea was.**


 * This map shows many of the main battles of the war.**

**1** - **You know historical quotes can bring old crusty things to life, so find at least 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.

President Harry Truman speaking about the necessity of the war.
 * //"In my generation, this was not the first occasion when the strong had attacked the weak….Communism was acting in Korea just as Hitler, Mussolini, and the Japanese had acted ten, fifteen, and twenty years earlier. I felt certain that if South Korea was allowed to fall, Communist leaders would be emboldened to override nations closer to our own shores."// ||


 * 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]