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The Korean War By: Anne MacArthur |
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General Douglas MacArthur |
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Stats Born: January 26, 1880 Died: April 5, 1964 Supported: South Korea Signature: |
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1900 |
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1953 |
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Both sides of the war sign an armistice. |
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1910 |
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1920 |
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1930 |
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1940 |
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1950 |
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The Korean War Begins |
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Japan Annexed the Korean Peninsula |
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WW II Begins |
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1945- WW II Ends Korea is temporarily divided and Japan releases its hold on the Koreas.
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Japan conquered the Korean Peninsula and ruled over it very harshly. At this time, Korea was not divided and was one country. |
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Korea was not involved in WW II, but many of its allies were. These allies include the Soviet Union and the United States. |
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No longer preoccupied by the war, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to temporarily divide Korea along the 38th parallel of latitude. |
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VOCAB BOX Þ An “Armistice” is an agreement to end fighting. Þ Communists are people who believe in or take part in communism, a government that controls all social and economical activity. The government is a one man or one party rule/dictatorship. Þ A Stalemate is a pause in fighting where neither side can move and there is no advancement. Þ The aid that the United States and other nations gave to North Korea was food and oil. Þ “POWs” are prisoners of war. |
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Both Kim Il Sung (Ruler of North Korea) and Syngman Rhee (Noncommunist Ruler of South Korea) wanted to unite North and South Korea. In 1950, Sung called for a “heroic struggle” to reunite the Korea’s. Before anything could be done, North Korean troops invaded South Korea, forcing the United States and the UN force to help South Korea. |
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Kim Il Sung |
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Stats Born: April 15, 1912 Died: July 8, 1994 Supported: North Korea Interesting Facts: * North Korea refers to Sung as the "Great Leader". * He is called the country’s “Eternal President” in the Constitution. * Both his birthday and death date are public holidays in North Korea. .Signature: |
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The War turned into a stalemate and resulted in the signing of an armistice. |
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Korea is still divided along the 38th parallel. MOST KOREANS, want to unite the Koreas into one nation, BUT the problem is the government of North and South Korea is so different and strong that neither the North, nor the South can change their ways. |
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Nuclear Weapons in the Koreas
South Korea: South Korea started nuclear testing at about the same time as the rest of the world (Just after WW II).
North Korea: North Korea started nuclear testing at the same time as South Korea, but was forced to stop because the United States, South Korea, and other nations that gave them aid would not help them if they continued nuclear testing. In September 2006, North Korea had its first nuclear testing. Now, North Korea is in the nuclear race and does not intend on dropping out. |
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BEFORE 1900, Korea was going through hard times with Japan and was in a struggle between changing religions to Catholicism or keeping old ways. The government was also having problems with the common people wanting to rule. |
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Timeline Explanations |
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Timeline of the Korean War |
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Peng Dehuai |
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Stats Born: October 24, 1898 Died: November 29, 1974 Supported: North Korea Signature: |
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Stats Born: March 3, 1895 Died: July 26, 1993 Supported: South Korea Signature: |
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Matthew Ridgway |
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Syngman Rhee |
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Stats Born: March 26, 1875 Died: July 19, 1965 First President of South Korea Signature:
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My Grandfather’s Account of the Korean War |
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March 1951 On the hill about 60 miles South of Seoul. Our unit captured 272 North Korean soldiers, including my high school Algebra teacher, who was drafted by the North Korean Communist Army when they occupied Seoul. On June28, 1950, when they occupied Seoul. On June 28, 1950, when the North Korean Army was trying to capture Seoul, I got out of Seoul, only a couple of hours ahead. At that time, I was a senior in high school. |
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March 1951 On the hill south of Seoul where our unit captured the hill and 272 North Korean Prisoners of War. |
