Korean War
Amber Caulfield, Michael Gelok
Overview of the war
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Began as a civil war between North and South Korea
Turned international when the UN, China and Soviet Union got involved
The United States and the UN supported South Korea and China and the
Soviets supported North Korea
Events in the war
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June 25th, 1950- North Korea crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea
North Korea quickly invaded and had
taken control of the capital of Seoul by June 28th
A United Nations (UN) meeting was held over the issue
○ invasion was viewed as communism
endangering the free world
The U.S , along with 15 other nations,
sent in troops to support South Korea
Events in the War cont.
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North Korea warned UN armies that crossing the 38th parallel would be
viewed as a threat
○ UN ignored this warning
○ Chinese armies were sent in to
help North Korea
Over the next two years
both sides had many small battles
Representatives argued over peace
terms during this time
Ending the War
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July 27, 1953- UN, North Korea and China signed a armistice
○ this was only a ceasefire
UN and South Korea ended the war by
signing a mutual defense treaty
38th parallel became border
between North and South Korea
Positives/Negatives of the War
Positives:
● Communism was temporarily stopped
● South Korea was freed from North Korea
● South Korea benefited from industrialization from the U.S
Negatives:
● North and South Korea suffered economically
● The U.S spent a lot of money on the war
● There were many civilian casualties
Casualties of the war
● In the war there were numerous casualties
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Korea: 3 million civilian casualties
South Korea: 1.3Mil military casualties
North Korea: 520,000 military casualties
USA: 142,000 casualties
China:900,000 casualties
Helping world peace? Or hurting world peace?
● In ways, this war divided some nations further, and
brought some together.
● North Korea and South Korea were separated by the
38th parallel, which was used as the border.
● USA aided South Korea by saving them from
communism.
● China aided North Korea and kept them from America.
● Conflict between the USA and China gave Russia an
advantage.
Korean War Facts
● There were over 5 million casualties in
total
● United States defense spending went
from 12 billion to 60 billion dollars.
● The Korean Peninsula is still divided
today.
End of Powepoint
Citations
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Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas Andrew Bailey. The American
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