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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 ...**

 the various sites on the [|Korean War] research list on ABC-CLIO [|"Democracy vs. Communism - the Korean War" video] [|Korean War 50th Anniversary] [|Korean War Project] [|Truman Museum & Library: The Korean War] [|Korean War Veterans Memorial Home Page]
 * 9** - facts about the causes, impact, and events 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 helps to explain the war.
 * 1** - quote that is essential to understanding the war, with authors and context

1- Before the "Forgotten War" began, Korea was originally a Japanese colony overtaken up to the 38th Parallel by the Soviets in 1945, which led to communism spreading across North Korea with Soviet aid and South Korea remaining noncommunist and support by the United States. 2- The Korean War began in June of 1950, when communist North Korean Forces marched into South Korea, which forced the United States to make an appeal to the United Nations to provide forces to stop the attack. 3- The South Koreans were pushed back as far as Pusan (at the SE tip of Korea), until Douglas MacArthur's UN troops arrived at Inchon, just south of the border and forced the North Korean army back to the Chinese border. 4- The Chinese entered the war, because they felt the UN movement was threatening their national security. Their response to this was sending hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the Yalu River on 11/25/50 to force a United Nations retreat to South Korea. 5- General MacArthur and President Truman were in conflict over how to proceed with the deadlock and eventually MacArthur publicly criticized Truman which led to MacArthur losing his job. 6- The 1952 presidential election was between Democrat Adlai Stevenson and Dwight D. Eisenhower, who promised to end the war as quickly as possible. Eisenhower or Ike, as they called him, won the election and began peace talks over the war. 7- Peace talks began between US, North Korean and Chinese officials in July 1951 due to Soviet suggestion. Truman began negotiations but Ike was called upon to finish them and was not afraid to use military power to end the conflict. 8- The war ended in a stalemate around the 38th parallel in July of 1953 when a cease fire was issued and communism had not been allowed to spread out of Korea. 9-Americans were not pleased with the result because of the indecisiveness and nothing was gained and there were still thousands of casualties. Also, there is still the frustration of even though the war stopped the spread of communism in Korea it still exists today.
 * Facts**

An American soldier is comforted by another while mourning the loss of a friend, while in the background a corpsman is filling out casualty tags. Image provided by []
 * Pictures**

Solders had to cope with harsh weather not only on land but also at sea. Here they are cleaning snow off of an aircraft carrier deck. Image provided by []

The most important line in the war which divided the two nations was the 38th parallel. Pictured are United Nations forces retreating from the North Korean capital city of Pyongyan. Image provided by [|Harry S. Truman Library and Museum]

The Korean War featured many back and forth offensives between both countries Map provided by ABC-CLIO.
 * Maps

A map showing the proposed demarcation line between North and South Korea. Map provided by []

Quote

"On the other side of every mountain was another mountain." - Lieutenant Colonel George Russell of the 23rd Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division, explaining the Korean terrain under which the war was fought.  **