Directions: Click on the Links Above. Then Follow Directions Below to Answer the Following

KOREAN WAR (TEXT: PAGES 653-656)

SOUTH KOREA http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map?map=South_Korea&ar_a=1

Directions: Click on the links above. Then follow directions below to answer the following questions. 1. What degree is the “latitude” line that cuts through both South and North Korea?

2. Click on the blue tab named “Borders and Names: Then click the box “Capital Symbol” a couple of times. What is the capital of South Korea?

3. Click on the “Other Features” tab. Then click the box “Large Cities” a couple of times. How many large cities are in South Korea?

4. What Seas surround South and North Korea?

NORTH KOREA http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map?map=North_Korea&ar_a=1

Directions: Click on the link above. Then follow directions below to answer the following questions.

5. Click on the blue tab named “Borders and Names: Then click the box “Capital Symbol” a couple of times. What is the capital of North Korea?

6. Click on the “Other Features” tab. Notice there is no “Large Cities” box to uncheck. Why might that be?

7. What two countries border North Korea to the north?

8. Uncheck “Small Cities.” What “natural features” serves as the border between North Korea an China?

9. What type of “landform” is North and South Korea combined? Korean War Maps – Study maps A-F. Match the correct map to the appropriate stage of the Korean War.

Map A Map B Map C

Map D Map E Map F

_____ 9. Stage 1 – June 25, 1950; North Korea attacks the South and captures the capital of Seoul

_____ 10. Stage 2 – Late July, 1950; North Korea pushes the United Nations forces to the southeast corner of the peninsula

_____ 11. Stage 3 – September 1951; United Nations forces stage an amphibious invasion near Seoul, recapture Seoul, and cut the North Korean supply lines

_____ 12. Stage 4 – October 1951; United Nations forces push the North Koreans across the 38th parallel and further north (China feels threatened by the massive invasion of North Korea)

_____ 13. Stage 5 – November 1951; China enters the war, which creates “an entirely new war,” and the capital of Seoul is retaken by the North Koreans

_____ 14. Stage 6 – January 1952; United Nations forces recapture Seoul and a stalemate commences COMMUNIST EXPANSION IN ASIA:

1. What continent demanded America’s efforts in stopping the spread of Communism (CONTAINMENT) immediately after WWII?

2. America’s efforts of “Containment” in Europe were a part of the Cold War. Why is this battle of nations/ideologies called a “Cold War?”

3. While fighting a Cold War battle of Containment in Europe, Communism was spilling into what other continent?

4. EVENTS IN ASIA WILL CAUSE THE “COLD WAR” TO FLARE UP INTO HOT…

THE CHINESE CIVIL WAR

1. In 1919, Chinese protesters began calling for a stronger (Independence from Japan)

2. China was split on which form of government/economy it believed would build the strongest nation. The two forms of governmental ideologies were:

* VS. * 3. The leaders of these two “movements were:  Democratic/Nationalists:  Communists:

4. After WWII:  Which party eventually gains control of China?  What three things led to Mao’s victory? 1.  In what year did the Communists assume power?  How many years did it take for the Communistic Revolution to take place in China? (Do the math)

5. What happened to the Democratic Nationalist Party?

DIVIDING KOREA

1. Korea was not a sovereign (self -rule) nation. Which nation had annexed Korea (pre-World War I)?

2. Upon the conclusion of WWII, why did Korea not receive its “independence?”

3. What “temporary solution” did the Allies work out in regards to Korea (and the Japanese surrender)?   4. What is the 38th parallel?

5. Using logic:  What type of government would you expect to be established “North” of the 38th parallel?

 What type of government would you expect to be established “South” of the 38th parallel?

THE KOREAN CONFLICT

1. Both North and South Korea wanted to unify the country. What happened in June 1950 and how did this start?

2. The fall of China to Communism had been a shock to America and its Cold War efforts. Now, with the attack of Southern Korea by Northern Korea, it seems as if Communism was on the

3. The text states on page 654: Faced with what he viewed as a clear case of aggression, President Truman was determined to respond. He recalled earlier instances “when the strong attacked the weak.” Each time that the democracies failed to act, Truman remembered, it had encouraged the aggressors. “If this invasion of South Korea was allowed to go unchallenged, it would mean a third world war, just as similar incidents brought on the second world war.”

Can you recall an incident just prior to WWII where there was an aggressor and a democratic country(ies) that did not act? What countries were involved? What did we call that “inaction?

4. Again, based on the text passage above, what does President Truman feel he must do?

THE UN (UNITED NATIONS) POLICE ACTION:

1. The Soviet Union was not in attendance at the United Nations meeting to discuss North Korea’s invasion of South Korea. Why was this?

2. What “action” did President Truman call for at the UN meeting?

3. Why was it so significant that the Soviet Union wasn’t present for this vote?

4. What steps did President Truman take immediately at the conclusion of the UN meeting?   

5. A “United Nations (UN) Military was created:  How many nations contributed troops or weapons?  What percent of the troops that served were from America? WAGING THE WAR:

1. Who was President Truman’s choice to lead the United Nations force? What two credentials are listed which helped lead Truman to make this choice? 

2. How long did it take North Korea to overtake most of South Korea – they took over all but Pusan – a port city? 

3. MacArthur, being a brilliant military strategist, suspected what?

4. What two steps did MacArthur take in attacking the North Korean’s supply line?  

5. What did the UN and South Korean troops do to alarm the newly established Chinese Communist government?

6. What happened when MacArthur pushed North Korean troops too far towards China at the Yula River?  

7. What happened when General MacArthur proposed a military option that President Truman would not allow?

8. A truce was signed in 1953, leaving Korea 9.

THE EFFECTS OF THE KOREAN WAR:

1. How many American soldiers were killed? How many were wounded?  Killed =  Wounded =

2. Why did the Korean War cause such enormous frustration in the United States?  

3. What were two positive goals/objectives accomplished due to the Korean War?   4. List four changes Americans would have to get used to after the Korean War:    5. What effect did the Korean War have on the relationship between Communist China and the United States?

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CRITICAL THINKING: Considering President Truman’s doctrine of “Containment,” do you think the Korean War was a success or failure? Why?