Korean War

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Lesson Plans:

“Police Action”: The Korean War, 1950-1953 - This lesson wil help students explain why the United States became involved in the war in Korea Assess the decision to send U.S. and U.N. forces across the 38th Parallel into North Korea. Discuss the conflict between Truman and MacArthur.

The Korean War - First-person accounts of the Korean War from Korean War veterans.

The Korean War and the challenges facing President-elect Roh Moo-hyun - When and under what circumstances did Korea become divided? What is the status of relations between North and South Korea? Why are relations between North Korea and the international community strained?

United Nations and Korean Conflict - The lesson looks at the United Nations and its role in the Korean conflict. With a look at the development and functions of the United Nations. It then expands to look at the involvement of the United Nations in the Korean conflict and reflect on why they chose to get involved.

Primary Source Documents:

Primary Sources: The Korean War - an impressive list of primary source documents on the Korean War

Korean War Maps
Korean War Maps
More Maps of the Korean War

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Korean War Commemoration
Harry Truman
General MacArthur