Bell Quiz: Pages 609-615
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1) What caused China to enter the Korean War
in late November of 1950?
2) What is the capital of North Korea?
3) What is the capital of South Korea?
4) What line separates North and South Korea?
5) How did the Korean War end?
Bell Quiz Answers
1) The U.S. military had advanced to the Yalu
River-the Chinese/North Korean border.
2) Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea.
3) Seoul is the capital of South Korea.
4) 38th parallel (Truce Line).
5) The war ended in a stalemate (tie).
BELL QUIZ: USE PAGES 609-615
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1) How did the U.S. help the Chinese nationalists at the
start of the Chinese civil war?
2) How many nations sent troops to aid South Korea in
the United Nations war against North Korea?
3) Why did President Truman fire General Douglas
Macarthur?
4) Why did President Truman reject MacArthur’s request
to use nuclear weapons against China?
5) How many Americans died in the Korean War AND
how much did it cost the U.S. to spend on fighting the
war?
BELL QUIZ ANSWERS
1) The U.S. sent $3 billion in aide to the Chinese
Nationalists.
2) 16 troops
3) General Macarthur criticized President Truman in the
press; Also, Macarthur wanted to invade China and
even suggested dropping 50 atomic bombs on China.
4) Attacking China would start WWIII because Russia is
allied with China. “The wrong war, at the wrong place,
at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy.”
5) 54,000 dead; $67 billion spent.
Partner Up: Use pages 609-615 to
answer the questions listed below
1. Why was China fighting a civil war AND how did the U.S. help the
Chinese nationalists?
2. Why was the U.S. involved in the Chinese civil war AND how did
its outcome affect the U.S.?
3. How did Korea become divided into 2 countries?
4. How did the Korean War start?
5. Why did the U.S. go to the aid of South Korea?
6. What brought China into the war?
7. How did the Korean War end?
8. What is the present day situation of North and South Korea?
Review Chapter 18.1
MAP ASSIGNMENT: #2 C Level
Use pages A12 and 605
Bell Quiz: Pages 602-608
1. Name the imaginary line that divided Eastern Europe
(Communist) form Western Europe (Democratic).
2. What was the main purpose of the United States
providing economic aid to Western Europe
immediately following WWII?
3. Why did Stalin shut down all transportation routes
from West Germany to West Berlin?
4. How did the U.S. defeat Stalin’s blockade of Berlin?
5. Name the defensive alliance of the 10 democratic
countries in Western Europe. Name the communist
defensive alliance created in response to Western
Europe’s alliance.
Bell Quiz Answers
1. Iron Curtain.
2. The Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine
were used to keep communism from spreading
into Western Europe.
3. The Berlin Blockade was used to try to force
West Berlin to become communist.
4. Berlin Airlift. Dropped food, medicine and fuel
into West Berlin by airplane for 327 days.
5. NATO=Western Europe and the U.S.; Warsaw
Pact=Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Objectives
1. Explain how Communists came to power in
China and how the United States reacted.
2. Summarize the events of the Korean War.
3. Explain the conflict between President
Truman and General MacArthur.
Main Idea
• After WWII, China became a Communist
nation and Korea was split into a communist
north and democratic south.
Why It matters Now
• Ongoing problems with China and North
Korea continue to involve the United States.
Domino Theory
• The idea that if a nation falls under communist
control, nearby nations will also fall under
communist control.
• Example
Chiang Kai-Shek
• The U.S. supported Chinese
nationalists leader Chiang
Kai-shek by sending $3 billion
in aid between 1945-1949 to
keep his government from
falling to communism.
• The U.S. will send another $2
billion worth of military
equipment and supplies for
the nationalists government
to fight off the communists.
Mao Zedong
• Mao Zedong, the Chinese
communist revolutionists,
rallies the support of the
peasants.
• Zedong is financially
supported by the Soviet
Union.
• By 1945, Northern China was
under communist control.
• By 1949, all of China was
under communist rule.
U.S. REACTION
*The U.S. policy of containment had failed.
*Many Americans felt like the U.S. government
hadn’t done enough or spent enough money
to stop communism from spreading into
China.
*The U.S. government had to be careful not to
start a war with China---a war the U.S. was not
ready for and could not win.
Today’s Search and Report
Instructions: Use the Chromebook to create a picture
display in any manner of your choosing using at least
5 photos that show… A) Why the Korean War was
fought. B) The countries involved in the war. C) How
the war was fought. D) The end result of the war.
• Use ALL of the terms and names from the study
guide: 38th Parallel, Korean War, General Douglas
Macarthur, China and Soviet Union’s involvement in
the war, Containment, Korea Today, Demilitarized
Zone.
• Each picture must include a short, but detailed
explanation.
KOREA
• As WWII ended, the Japanese
troops that occupied Korea in
the north surrendered to the
Soviet Union.
• The Japanese troops that
occupied Korea in the South
surrendered to the U.S.
• The Soviet Union and the U.S.
agreed to split Korea in half at
the 38th parallel.
• North Korea was communist.
South Korea was democratic.
THE KOREAN WAR
• In 1948, the Republic of
South Korea was established
with Syngman Rhee as the
leader.
• The U.S. had pulled all but
500 troops out of South
Korea by 1949.
THE KOREAN WAR
• The communists formed the
Democratic People’s Republic
of Korea in the north with Kim
II Sung as the leader.
• The Soviets and North Korea
decided that the U.S. would
not fight to defend South
Korea.
• The Soviets promised to back
North Korea with tanks,
airplanes, and money in an
attempt to take over all of
Korea and unite it into one
communist country.
THE KOREAN WAR
• On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces crossed the 38th
parallel and attacked South Korea.
• By June 27th all of South Korea was under North Korea’s
control.
• South Korea pleads to the U.N. for help. The Soviets
are not present to veto the U.N.’s plan for military
action.
• 16 nations send 520,000 troops to aid South Korea.
90% of those troops were American.
• South Korea had an additional 590,000 troops.
• All troops were put under the command of General
Douglas Macarthur.
GENERAL MACARTHUR
• Macarthur believed the U.S.
could only win by waging a
“full scale war” on the
Chinese.
• “Full scale”=invade China
without any rules or
regulations.
• Macarthur said he was forced
to fight this war with “one
hand tied around my back.”
• Asked Truman for permission
to use atomic bombs vs.
China. Had a plan in place to
use 50 atomic bombs.
Write It (2 Minutes)
• Why do you think President Harry Truman
authorized the atomic bombing of Japan in
1945, but would not authorize the atomic
bombing of North Korea in 1951?
WW III?
• The Soviet Union had an
alliance with China. So
attacking China could set off
WW III.
• General Omar Bradley,
chairman of the Joint Chief of
Staffs, said, “an all out conflict
with China would be the
wrong war, at the wrong place,
at the wrong time, and with
the wrong enemy.”
MACARHTUR FIRED
• General Macarthur is fired
by President Truman on April
11, 1951 after Macarthur
criticized Truman in the
press.
STALEMATE
• The Soviet Union unexpectedly suggested a
cease fire on June 23, 1951.
• Peace treaty wasn’t finalized until July 1953.
• Result: 1) Korea divided again at the original 38th
parallel line. They are still split into 2 separate
countries today. 2) Established a demilitarized
zone between the opposing sides on the 38th
parallel. 3) The U.S. was able to contain
communism, even though we weren’t able to
unite the two Korea’s.
YouTube
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We Can Learn 2 Major Lessons From
the Korean War
1. The U.S. will spend billions of $ in aid to
support democratic governments and/or to
fund revolts against non-democratic
governments.
2. The U.S. is willing to send troops overseas to
strengthen democratic governments and
protect the individual freedoms of citizens in
democratic governments.
Write It (2 Minutes)
• Was fighting the Korean War worthwhile?
What is your opinion? Why?
Think About:
1) The loss of American lives.
2) The fear of communism that struck the
country at the time.
3) The stalemate that ended the war.
WAR COSTS
1) 54,000 Americans died in the war.
2) Cost the U.S. $67 Billion dollars.
3) Increased fear in the U.S. of communism
aggression.
4) Did it give hope to the Vietnamese?
Exit Slip
1) Write one thing you learned today.
2) Rate your understanding of today’s topic on a
scale of 1-10. What can you do to improve
your understanding?
3) Write one thing you didn’t understand today.
4) Write your name.
5) Turn in the Exit Slip to me before you leave
today.
Write It (2 Minutes)
• Why did the U.S. feel like they had to make a
stand in Korea against the spread of
communism?