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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!**
 * 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.
 * Korea was a peaceful country until Japan captured it during WWII.
 * President Truman wanted to get involved in the war because he was being criticized for letting China fall to communism and wanted to test his containment policy
 * Truman then made an appeal to the United Nations to get involved and got 16 countries to send troops to Korea
 * Truman hired general Douglas MacArthur to serve as commander of the UN forces in Korea
 * During MacArthur's term, he faced challange as the UN forces were backed up against Pusan, so he sent UN forces by water travel to Inchon where he surprised attacked the North Koreans
 * South Korean forces then pushed the North Koreans back and had an opportunity to finish them off, but hesitated.
 * North Korea contracted the help of China and pushed the South Koreans back across the border.
 * South Korea pushed back to the 36th parallel and finally called an armistice.
 * 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:turningpoints2010:korean67.gif height="471" caption="korean67.gif"]][[image:korani.gif]]korean war memorial || **Many peop**[[image:file/view/dasklfasf]]**le 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 war front in 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)**
 * 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.


 * 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]