Korea+9321




 * It's known as "The Forgotten War", but all Americans 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, events, and impact 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 help to explain the war. **1 **  - quote that is essential to understanding the war, with authors and context

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">9 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> - **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Come up with <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">9 great facts __ that everyone should know about "The Forgotten War", using the examples below as guides. I will have my own list that will use to compare to yours - hopefully you will ge most of the facts on my list! <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #008000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">At least 2 of the facts should be about the CAUSES of the war, at least 3 of the facts should be about the WAR itself, and at least 2 facts should be about the EFFECTS OR IMPACT of the war. The other two can be from any category. ** //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">United Nations into a peacekeeping effort in Asia //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">. // (ooooh, that's good - so good)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">A non example ** ... //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">I like cheese //.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">A bad example ** ... //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">There was a war in // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Korea // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">in the 1950s //.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">A good example ** ... //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The Korean War began in July of 1950 when // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">North Korea invaded South Korea //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">. //
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">A better example ** ... //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The 3 year long Korean War began in 1950 when communist // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">North Korea invaded democratic and US supported South Korea, pulling the //

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> - starts with China falling to Communism, opening the door to reach into Korea <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> - Before that, Korea was a Japanese territory, but gets split after WWII, so it's pretty unstable to begin with <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> - Soviets in North, Americans in South, not a good mix <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> - June 1950 - North Koreans cross 38th parallel, inviting war in <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> - US calls for UN forces, but does most of its own fighting anyway <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> - Basically pushes back and forth the entire way through <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> - China helped North Koreans, causing all the more outrage over here <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> - Eisenhower is selected new president simply because he wants the war to end <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> - Communism remains in Korea, we are unsatisfied but happy


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">3 - Photos should help tell the story of the war, so find <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">three photos that work ... and provide a descriptive caption, like the one on my example **.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;"> There was almost no safe places within the warring countries. This railroad is being cruelly attacked, despite the fact that there are citizens as well as supplies on it.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;"> More proof there was nowhere to hide. This is from the streets of Seoul, the South Korean capital itself.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;"> Hundreds of Chinese forces flooded across the Yalu river to give aid to the North Korean side.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">2 ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">- **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">What's a war without maps? Insert <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">two maps that help tell the story of the causes, events, and/or impact of the map (with a caption for each) ** A map charting the movement of North Korean and UN forces during the initial attack of the Korean War.

Korea, as it is now.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">1 ** - **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">You know historical quotes can bring old crusty things to like, so find at least one decent quote that helps add to the content of the Korean War (and __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">provide some context for the quotes __). For example ... **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">"The attack upon Korea makes it plain beyond all doubt that Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion to conquer independent nations and will now use armed invasion and war." ** // - President Harry S Truman in his speech describing the military involvement of the US in Korea, without a declaration of war from Congress.

//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">"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." //

- President Harry Truman


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