The

Korean
war

Korea

The Korean War 1950-1953

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I. War in Korea
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THE KOREAN WAR

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After WWII,
Russia moves
into North
Korea and the
USA moves
into South
Korea.

1945 Korea
controlledKim
byIl-Sung
Japan.

USA and USSR hold elections and claim to

have legitimate governments for Korea. Syngman Rhee

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After China
became a
Communist
country, North
Korea invaded
South Korea.

Kim Il-Sung

Syngman Rhee

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I. War in Korea
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A. Korea was split at the 38th parallel
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B. in June 1950, communist North Korea invaded
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(US sponsored) South Korea
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C. UN voted to support South (USSR absent)
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In 1950 USSR boycotted the

UN because the UN allowed
Taiwan to represent China.
Without USSR being present,
the USA got the UN to send
troops to Korea.

The Cost In Human Life

Casualties in the Korean War
4,500
30,000
NK & Chinese soldiers
and civilians

70,000

SK civilians

500,000

SK soldiers
780,000
USA soldiers
Other UN soldiers

Containment seemed to have worked.

UN stopped North Korean aggression.
The USA was determined to stop the spread of
communism.

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I. War in Korea
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A. Korea was split at the 38th parallel
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B. in June 1950, communist North Korea invaded
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(US sponsored) South Korea
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C. UN voted to support South (USSR absent)
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D. Douglas MacArthur leads UN forces to Chinese
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border Chinese send 300,000 troops to Korea
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E. cease-fire (1953), Korea split at 38th parallel
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