Lesson 9: The Korean War

Introduction

Important Icon In this lesson, we will discuss what led to the Korean War. Important Icon

Focus Questions:

Were the wars worth the loss of American lives as the U.S. tried to stop the spread of communism? 


Was the U.S. successful in stopping the spread of communism

The Korean War

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Today, we will study the Korean War and how the Cold War turned “hot.”


The Korean peninsula, which had always been in conflict with Japan and China, became a target of the Chinese for spreading communism. By 1950, China had achieved part of this goal when the peninsula was divided, with a Communist controlled government in North Korea, and a democratic government in the South. When North Korea invaded South Korea, many felt that the Cold War had turned “hot.” The United States and its allies intervened, with the intention of stopping Communists from invading the democratic country of Korea.

  In your journal:  Print the notes page and complete it as you go through the slides. If you do not have access to a printer, another option is to draw/write your notes page in your social studies journal.

The Korean War Download The Korean War

View the slideshow below to learn more about the Korean War.

 Interactive

In your journal: Now, we will review some of the key terms you learned today. Throughout this unit, we will learn new words while adding to the key terms we have already learned. As you learn the words, continue to add to the vocabulary table you started in lesson 2. Add the new terms below while also studying the previous terms.

To this day, Korea is still divided and there is still conflict in the region. 

 

 

  

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