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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 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!** // United Nations into a peacekeeping effort in Asia // //.// (ooooh, that's good - so good)
 * **A non example** ... //I like cheese//.
 * **A bad example** ... //There was a war in// //Korea// //in the 1950s//.
 * **A good example** ... //The Korean War began in July of 1950 when// // North Korea invaded South Korea // //.//
 * **A better example** ... //The 3 year long Korean War began in 1950 when communist// // North Korea invaded democratic and US supported South Korea, pulling the //


 * 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 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.


 * 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]

- facts about the causes, impact, and events of the Korean War (look at my examples below) 'Never before has this nation been engaged in mortal combat with a hostile power without military objective, without policy other than restrictions governing operations, or indeed without even formally recognizing a state of war.' - General Douglas MacArthur
 * 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
 * The Korean War was fought with the support of the United Nations.
 * In 1948 Korea was divided into rival Governments, one being the Peoples Democratic Republic of Korea (north), two being the republic of Korea (south).
 * On June 27, U.S. President Truman allowed the use of are national forces, a weak later the U.N placed 15 other member nations in U.S control.
 * The first offensive by the U.S and allies was on Sept., 17, 1950, after loosing substantial land Macarthur was given the order to pursue North Korean armies into the North.
 * On Oct 19, U.S forces captured the capital of North Korea and pushed there forces to the boundaries of communist China. The North Koreans joined with the Chinese and fought the rest of the war on the boundaries.
 * On April 12, 1951 the joint chief of staffs removed General D. Macarthur and replaced him for Mathew Ridgeway, for his continued criticism of U.S policy.
 * July 10 1951 the Korean War ended with a truce between the nations.
 * U.S forces lost 54,000 and had 103,000 wounded.
 * Chinas and Koreans had nearly 10 times the numbers comparatively.