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 * It's known as "The Forgotten War", but all American should lern 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, impact, and events 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 helps 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.**
 * //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.
 * The Korean War was a proxy war between U.S. and U.S.S.R. with both sides fighting each other indirectly to decide whether Korea becomes democratic or communist.
 * The South Koreans had trouble defending themselves against the North Koreans until some other countries and the united nations got involved, specifically China and the U.S.
 * American forces in Korea were led by General Douglas MacArthur in defending South Korea.
 * There were no major victories and defeats between North and South Korea and peace was only forged after talks of a truce were had in July of 1951.
 * The significance of the war was that the United Nations took its place as an international arbiter in its first of many military interventions.
 * The most successful military movement was done by General MacArthur when he led an amphibious assault of Inchon known as operation Chromite. Inchon had tactical and resource advantages being a port city and also being 15 miles away from the Southern capital of Seoul, which had been captured by the North Koreans. Furthermore; it was a key city in the supplementation of the North Korean army. On September 15 1950, The invasion commenced, and soon after the liberation of Seoul.
 * The main fighting grounds for the Militants was on the Pusan perimeter which was the dividing line between the North and South Koreans.
 * The war also led to the U.S. furthering their containment policy to not let communism spread.


 * 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**.
 * [[image:turningpoints09:korean67.gif width="355" height="471" caption="korean67.gif"]] || **Many people think that the Korean War was fought in tropical weather, but the winters in Korea are actually bitter and challenging for the troops.**

Picture from National Archives and Records Administration ||


 * 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)**




 * 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.

 President Harry S. Truman in an address 2 days after the U.S entered the war. He is saying that helping south Korea is a preemptive strike and this is the only way to make sure North Korea doesn't cause problems in the future. He relates the situation to Greece in WWII.
 * "Korea is the Greece of the Far East. If we are tough enough now, if we stand up to them like we did in Greece three years ago, they won't take any next steps. But if we just stand by, they'll move into Iran and they'll take over the whole Middle East. There's no telling what they'll do, if we don't put up a fight now." **


 * 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]