Korean+War

The Korean War was fought to stop the spread of communism. Many people had forgoten about the Korean war,but as many people died in 3 years in Korea as in a decade in Vietnam.

General Douglas MacArthur made an

Announcement that his forces had launched a major offense in an attempt to end the brief but bloody war. His forces moved into subfreezing temperatures to the northern most border. He sent his troops over to the Yalu river separating North Korea from Manchuria.

Dudley Pfeiffer—Reporter Announced that South Korea’s capital Seoul would fall at any time. He would tell people what is happening in the world. He said that North Korea and South Korea are divided because North Korea is against free elections. President Harry Truman wanted to help South Korea other people wanted them to fight it out themselves. He worked with MacArthur to go help South Korea. He made South Korea a free country.

Important Places

In South Korea citizens have the right to vote for their president. It has communication and help from the U.S.  Seoul is the capital that fell when North Korea attacked. It’s now the capital of South Korea. In North Korea people cannot choose their leader. They had communication from Manchuria, China. Pyongyang is one place they started from going to South Korea.

Douglas Mac Arthur was famous during World War II. He brought some of our troops to help South Korea take on the North Korean army. He was also a US five star general.

=== Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected President in 1952. He planned to end the Korean War. The war ended after three years. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the one to end it. ===

Harry S. Truman was our 33rd President. At the time of the Korean War Harry S. Truman was our President. He decided to send US soldiers to South Korea so they did country fall to Soviet control.

Important Places The Demilitarized Zone is also known as the DMZ. The DMZ is where the North and South Koreans met to begin the war. The DMZ is the boundary between the two countries. The United Nations is where President Truman turned for help to defend South Korea. During the meeting, the council voted 9-0 to help defend South Korea. Inchon is where General Mac Arthur sent UN troops by boat to get back Seoul in South Korea. Their plan was to go to Seoul by foot from Inchon to Seoul 20 miles away. After two weeks of fighting, they got Seoul back. Other Important Facts ¨ Even though the South Koreans defended their area, over 33,000 Americans died. ¨ South Korea gained about 1,500 miles, but still today there is a barbed wire fence on the border. ¨ North Korea wasn’t alone. China joined North Korea. The Korean War was the first war with mobile hospitals. A mobile hospital is where they can heal soldiers right in the war. Hospitals were near the front lines