Monday-
Korean Conflict- Forgotten War
Origins-
- Korea was invaded and ruled by Japan from 1910 until 1945
- After WWII- Korea was split into two- North(USSR) and South(US)
- An election was going to be held to eventually unify Korea
United Nations Police Action
- United Nations Security Council voted to send troops to help South Korea
- US, GB, France, China, and Soviet Union were permanent members that could veto the "police action"
- Why didn't the USSR and/or China veto this proposal?
MacArthur Removed-
- MacArthur was removed from command by President Truman on April 11, 1951
- Why??
- MacArthur was succeeded by General Matthew Ridgeway
- He was able to slowly drive back down the enemy to the 38th parallel
Results/Outcomes/Casualties
- Korean War was the first armed confrontation of the Cold War
- It created the idea of a limited war
- It expanded the Cold War, which to that point had miostly been concerned with Europe.
- Total number of deaths from UN Nations and China was about 2,000,000
- US had 54,000 deaths
Who won?
- No one really won
- No one really lost
- Some argued that US won because they saved North Korea
North Korea Leaders-
- Kim II Sung
- Ruled 1948-1994
Tuesday-
Work day
Wednesday-
1950s presentation
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