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 * It's known as "The Forgotten War", but all American should learn 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 helps to explain the war.
 * 1** - quote that is essential to understanding the war, with authors and context


 * __NINE FACTS__**


 * 1) After WWII the US and Soviet Union both occupied Korea, spliting the territory at the 38th parallel, making sure Japanese forces were withdrawn. Plans were made to withdraw and reunite Korea once tensions settled.
 * 2) This withdraw did not happen because Cold War tensions between the US and the Soviet Union ignited. When the UN planned to have a national election in Korea, the Soviet Union did not agree and the country was not reunited.
 * 3) Elections of 1948 took place in South Korea, which became a democratic government. However, in North Korea, communism sparked from the Soviet Union. Each government wanted to rule the entire nation and established a military presence in turn on the 38th parallel. In mid-1949 the US withdrew troops, though civil war was almost inevitable.
 * 4) North Korea, with Soviet help, invaded South Korea inJune of 1950. Because South Korea was not ready and was not trained, this attack effected them greatly.
 * 5) The UN invited member nations to help South Korea defend itself against North Korea. US troops were lead by Gen. Douglas MacArthur and were sent to defend South Korea. They began gaining ground by water invasions, however they lost ground again when China joined forces with North Korea. Battles lines were at the 38th parallel.
 * 6) In Julyof 1951, truce talks began. This truce took two years, with periodic fighting in between. However, a truce was finally settled in June 1953. This truce was not very strong and did not last long. It also did not change much for the Korean people.
 * 7) The Korean war did however change a lot for the UN. The war gave the UN thier name as an international judge for military peacekeeping.
 * 8) The Korean war also changed a lot for the US. They now had to decide if they wanted to engage in the Cold War, because the Soviet Union was very VERY strong in keeping their position.
 * 9) A containment policy emerged, which kept the US on the lookout for communism. They had decided to take action if communism seemed to be spreading.


 * __THREE PHOTOGRAPHS__**


 * __TWO MAPS__**




 * __ONE QUOTE__**

//"In my generation, this was not the first occasion when the strong had attacked the weak….Communism was acting in Korea just as Hitler, Mussolini, and the Japanese had acted ten, fifteen, and twenty years earlier. I felt certain that if South Korea was allowed to fall, Communist leaders would be emboldened to override nations closer to our own shores."// **This was stated by President Truman at a press conference on July 13, 1950 concerning the Korean War.**