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 * It's known as "The Forgotten War", but all Americans should learn 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 ...**


 * 9** - facts about the causes, events, and impact 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 help to explain the war.
 * 1** - quote that is essential to understanding the war, with authors and context

9 - **Come up with __9 great facts__ that everyone should know about "The Forgotten War".**

- The Korean War started on June 25th 1950 and ended on July 27th 1953.

- In the early stage of the war the North Koreans forced the South Koreans back to the city of Pusan. That is how strong they were during the beginning.

- In June 1950, The North Korean Army forces crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea.

- The sad thing about the war is that it really did nothing except stop the spread of communism to South Korea and cause lots of casualties.

- The Korean War leads up to the origins of the Cold war.

- One of the most famous and first jet was used in the Korean War. The J-86 Sabre.

- The MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals) was created. When a soldier was wounded he had a 98 percent chance of survivng. That is how good the health care was. The Mash saved thousands of lives.

- 16 Nations were sent forces to fight in the Korean War. It basically was WWIII.

- Over 3 million people died during the Korean War.


 * 3 - Photos should help tell the story of the war, so find three photos that work ... and provide a descriptive caption.**



This photo shows a dead Korean war soldier. This north Korean Soldier was killed by a South Korean Soldier. He was shot in the head and knifed in his hand. The knife wound is from after he was dead. The soldier who killed him took a slice of his blood and then thew his knife.



The picture above is a US soldier taking a break from fighting in the Korean war. You can tell by his eyes that there is fear. He is curious as to know what will happen next. He takes a smoke to relieve him self of stress. He knows that he will not live that long anyhow.



This is a picture of a baby brother and a sister being taken out of South Korea. They are homeless now and their family was killed by the North Koreans.





//"In my generation, this was not the first occasion when the strong had attacked the weak….Communism was acting in Korea just as Hitler, Mussolini, and the Japanese had acted ten, fifteen, and twenty years earlier. I felt certain that if South Korea was allowed to fall, Communist leaders would be emboldened to override nations closer to our own shores."// — President Harry Truman28

__Creating____America__ [|Korean War] [|"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]
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