Korean War

Beginning

• First military action of the Cold War
• Began June 25, 1950
• War against international communism
• at the end of WWII the Russians and Americans had to split the imperial possesions of Japan
• America got South Korea
• Russia got North Korea

Alternatives

• back and forth fights
• calling for an armistice
• America going to war with China or Russia
• or even WWIII

The Symbol of the War

• it was a communist campaign
• if South Korea had been taken then Russia would keep going from one place to another
• struggle between East vs West
• Good vs Evil

The War for America

• at first it was a defensive war to keep the South from invasion
• later turned into a offensive war to liberate the North from communism

War

• Mostly on land, military war
• some airstrikes
• mountainous and rugged area
• Winter - bitter cold
• Summer - warm

China

• when the U.S. changed to offensive strategy China was uneasy
• China sent troops to North Korea to keep the U.S. from its border
• worried about armed aggression towards Chinese territory
• Since China was a communist country

Peace Talks

• started in July of 1951
• armistice was signed on July 27, 1953
• POW's could live where they choose
• new boundary line was made giving South Korea an extra 1500 square miles

Casualties

• more than 5 million were killed
• more than half that was Korean civilians
• almost 40,000 U.S. troops died
• and over 100,000 wounde

Video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIobfyaiAUU

Works Cited

• history.com