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 * It's known as "The Forgotten War", but all American should lern 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
 * 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

9 Facts:


 * 1) The Korean War started in 1950 when Northern Korea invaded Southern Korea, the war lasted for three years.
 * 2) After the battle begun the United Nations had a "police action" against the agressive northern Korea.
 * 3) The US and other United Nation countries got involved in it, because they wanted to stop the spread of communism.
 * 4) During the summer of 1950 the US and United Nations were struggling to contain the Northern Koreans, creating the forces that were neccessary to defeat it and they began to respond to what is known as the global military challenge from the communist world.
 * 5) US's military reserve had fairly modern ships, aircraft, and most importantly it had trained soldiers who had already fought in war, with WW2 ended 5 years before the war memories were still fresh in their minds.
 * 6) The US and South Korea pushed the North Koreans all the way to the border of China, and the US general, Douglas McArthur, thought that they could relieve China of the communist hold on them.
 * 7) It angered the Chinese and they pushed the US and South Korea back to the Southern half of the 37th parallel.
 * 8) McArthur was fired. Then the civil war ended.
 * 9) There still is tention between the North and the South parts of Korea, and at the 37th parallel both sides have guards pointing guns at each other 24/7 365.

3 Photos: Many people died during the 3 years of battle, most were civilians. The war and the people who fought in the Korean War are now commemorated with the Korean War Memorial, in Washington D.C.

2 Maps: As in the key, it shows the different battle lines/routes in a map of Korea.

This map shows the occupation of Korea thoughout the war.

1 Quote:

"Never before has this nation been engaged in mortal combat with a hostile power without military objective, without policy other than restrictions governing operations, or indeed without even formally recognizing a state of war." - General Douglas MacArthur