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 Starter activity. Pin the tail on Korea!. The Korean War. 1950-53.  Your task. Read the appropriate section of your textbook and research the following areas: Causes of conflict Main events of Korean War Consequences of the war What can you find out about the career of General

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  1.  Starter activity Pin the tail on Korea!

  2. The Korean War 1950-53

  3.  Your task • Read the appropriate section of your textbook and research the following areas: • Causes of conflict • Main events of Korean War • Consequences of the war What can you find out about the career of General Douglas MacArthur?

  4. Causes of the conflict • Tensions between USA & USSR extended around world • New Communist govts. In China & other Asian countries • Conflict between capitalism in south and Communism in north • Domino effect What did commentatrors mean by the ‘domino effect’?

  5. Causes of conflict in Korea • USSR controlled N.Korea • US established democratic govt. in South Korea (with military backing) • Syngman Rhee (S.Korea) & Kim Il Sung (N.Korea) claimed to be presidents of all Korea

  6. Main events • N.Korean forces pushed S.Korean into small area around Pusan • Truman called on support on UN Security Council (USSR also permanent member but boycotting meetings after refusal to admit China to UN)

  7. UN forces drove N.Korean troops back to Yalu River • China joined forces with N.Korea (not wanting a non-communist neighbour) • UN forces driven back • General MacArthur called for use of atomic bomb • Fighting settled around 38th parallel • 1953, truce signed at Panmunjom Why was MacArthur (above) both the right and the wrong man for the job?

  8. Consequences • Korean War example of successful containment (for US) • Success for UN (although it was US puppet) • China no longer weak • Massive damage to Korea – 1 in 10 of population killed • UN seen as a puppet of US • Increased mistrust – founding of SEATO (SE Asia Org, copy of NATO) • ANZUS Pact & peace treaty with Japan (1951) Korean farmer & his family fleeing from the fighting. Why would the US wish to prevent images like these reaching the American public?

  9.  Plenary Cartoon by British artist, David Low. During the Korean War, critics said that the USA simply pulled the strings of the UN like a puppet. How does the cartoon support this view?

  10.  Your task • It is 1953. There is a new president, Eisenhower. You have been asked to write a report to him summarising the lessons the US can learn from the Korean War. Your report should include the following aspects: • US aims in Korea • The importance of UN support • Key events of the war • How far US achieved its aims • The role of General MacArthur • Civilian & political consequences of the war

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