Korean War
By: Peter Chang
What Happened?
This was a war between the north and the south in Korea. On June 25th, 1950, the North Koreans marched up to the 38th parallel (The border between the North and the South). This was where they landed a surprise attack on the south starting the "Korean War."
Stalin and Truman take sides
With the help of Joseph Stalin, The north was able to get better weapons and well trained troops. At first, Joseph Stalin was nervous about invading the south thinking it might cause a major war with the US, but after the USSR successfully tested the atomic bomb he changed his mid to attack the south. The south was not prepared for a war against the north and without the help of Truman, they would have been no more south Korea. Truman had requested help from the UN thinking that the Soviet Union invaded the south to expand communism.Truman was able to get troops to help the south and that is when the tides turned and south korea started getting their land back.
Aftermath
The Korean war ended July 27th, 1953. For the US, they used 67 billion$ on the war. at the end of the war, there was up to 4 million deaths between both north and south, and 2/3rd of them were civilians. This war was an imortant part for causing the Cold war.
Impact on the decade
The "Korean War" impacted the Decade by helping the south have freedom and not live as communist. This war also took an important part for the Cold war, and it also helped the Soviet Union not to expand communism. This war also impacted many of the korean and how they would have needed to be under the control of Kim Il song ( the leader of North Korea).
Connections to Today and Solutions for the Future
The Korean war connect to Today because if the south Koreans lost the war, then many Koreans would not be here today living with freedom. Because of this war and many wars before, It helped create solutions to the future by helping countries to solve many problems.
Kim Il Song
This man was the leader of North Korea who had made the decision to invade the South. biography.com
The Battle ground
This picture show how hot it was during the war. This was the hottest year for Korea during the war. butlercenter.org
Memorial
This is the memorial for the "Korean War"
429,000 south Koreans were killed.
36,000 american were killed.
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References
(1990). American Military History: Chapter 25 The Korean War: 1950-1953. U.S. History. Bureau of Electronic Publishing. Retrieved from http://elibrary.bigchalk.com
stralia's involvement in the Korean War. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://korean-war.commemoration.gov.au/korean-war-begins/
The History of the World: North Korea invades South Korea | OUPblog. (2013, June 25). Retrieved from http://blog.oup.com/2013/06/history-world-north-korea-invades-south-1950/