9+3+2+1+Korean+War


 * 9** - facts about the causes, impact, and events of the Korean War
 * U.S. intrest in Korea was not sparked until around 1950, this was because Communism was spreading from the Soviet Union and the U.S. wanted to prevent that spread into Asain countries.
 * When FDR was president he made the desicion that the United States, Great Britain, China, and the Soviet Union would rule Korea until they thought it would be stable enough to govern itself
 * After FDR died, and the WW had ended, the Soviet Union took the Northern half of Korea and the U.S. took the southern Korea
 * North Korean forces crossed into the Southern part, and conflict followed between the nation.
 * Now, Truman was president. He went to the United Nations to stop Communism from moving into South Korea. The UN put together forces to deter the tension between North and South Korea.
 * North Korea eventually retreats and South Korea pursues them into Northern territory. UN hoped that this would lead to a unification of the two halves of Korea
 * China gets involved because they saw the UN moving into N Korea as a threat to China's security
 * Truce talks began, and Eisenhower is elected and he decides to put a quick end to the conflict.
 * Eisenhower threatens privetly during talks between North Korea and China that he was ready to use nuclear weapons and bring war to China. Communism remained and so did the same borders between the North and South, virtually it was and indecisive war with no changing conclusion.


 * 3** - photos that help tell the story of the war, with descriptive captions


 * 2** - maps that helps to explain the war.

This map shows the 38th parallel. The 38th parallel seperates N. Korea and South Korea. It was here that the Korean War began, and roughly around the same spot, the war ended. The 38th parallel was the marker of invasion. When someone is talking about the war they say something like "The United States troops crossed the 38th parallel into N. Korea", or "The Us fell back behind the 38th parallel retreating from the chinese forces." This map shows all the paths taken by the different armies (communists, UN) to attack on the other. This map actually seperates the chinese from the rest of the communist troops. The dark maroon colored areas mark the paths taken by the North Korean troops (this includes Soviet Union), the green arrows mark the path taken by the U.N, and the bright red arrows mark the path taken by the chinese forces.

//"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."// — President Harry Truman President Harry S. Truman is explaining his reaction to the news of the Soviets persuading the korean leader to unite the country under communism. He relates the events to WWII years earlier. He also says that Communist leaders (aka: Soviet Union) will want to expand their power in order to close space between themselves and the United States.
 * 1** - quote that is essential to understanding the war, with authors and context