1. The
Korean
War
The
Forgotten
War

2. CONTEXT
Iron curtain
Containment
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
China becomes
communist

4. Korea is
a unified
kingdom
… since
the 7th
century

5. Korea is
a taken
over by
Japan in
1910

6. Japan loses
WWII
Korea divided at 38th
parallel
USSR in north and US
in south
Division is not meant to
be permanent
38th Parallel

7. 38th Parallel
Two nations
developed
Democratic People's
Republic of North
Korea (Kim Il Sung)
Republic of South
Korea (Syngman Ree)

8. 38th Parallel
June, 1950
North Korea
invades
South Korea

9. North Korea
attacks
June 1950

13. The US provided
50% of the ground
forces, 86% of the
naval forces and
93% of the air
power for the U.N.
forces. (South
Korea provided
most of the rest)

15. SK and UN forces
(mostly Americans)
pushed to Pusan
perimeter
July -September1950

17. Close to
the Yalu
River
October
1950

18. China joins,
the North
pushes
back
November –
December
1950

22. The
Meat
Grinder
January 1951 -
June 1953

26. THE ARMISTICE

28. Korea is a unified peninsula
Japan takes over Korea
Japan surrenders to US and USSR
Korea is divided at 38th parallel - Two nations created
North Korea invades South Korea
UN/US sends troops
SK and US/UN pushed back to the Pusan Perimeter
Inchon and counter offensive push NK over 38th parallel
SK and US/UN moves up to Chinese border
Chinese forces enter war
SK and UN/US back past 38th
Truman fires MacArthur
SK UN/US push back to near 38th
Meat-grinder around the 38th parallel
Armistice agreed – but tension still exists

32. POW
CAMPS

37. IMPACT

38. AFTERMATHHuman cost
Economic cost
Communism vs. Democracy
Winner?
US becomes conservative
Red Scare
Arms Race
UN Role

42. THE FORGOTTEN
WAR

51. A
B
C
D
E
F