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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", using the examples below as guides. I will have my own list that will use to compare to yours - hopefully you will get most of the facts on my list!**


 * The Korean War was fought between North Korea (along with the Chinese about halfway through the war), and the United Nations with South Korea. It was a fight against communism.
 * **16 Nations sent forces to fight in the Korean War. It was practically a World War all on it's own involving so many nations. **
 * One of the first jets, the F-86 Sabre, was used during the Korean War.
 * MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals) began being used during the Korean War. The MASH units saved thousands of lives. Once a soldier got to a MASH unit he had a 97% chance of survival.
 * The Peace Talks lasted 2 years and 17 days. 575 meetings had to take place before an agreement was made. That agreement kept the dividing line at the 38th parallel.
 * United States forces started integration during the Korean War, due to much needed support. Black and Whites worked together for the first time.
 * Over 3 million people died in the Korean War.
 * Many soldiers experienced frostbite during the subzero temperatures during Winter.
 * The war led to nothing. All it did was prevented communism from spreading into South Korea. No other gains were made, only many casualty losses.

There were tons of casualities in the Korean War. This picture show bodies lined up in a ditch.
 * 3 - Photos should help tell the story of the war, so find three photos that work ... and provide a descriptive caption.**

This picture shows that fighting was not easy and there was a lot of rough terrain.

This picture shows a Korean girl with her brother on her back. She is walking in Haengiu, Korea and as you can see she is exhausted. The Korean war left many children homeless and orphaned.

** Map of Korea with offensive movements during the war
 * 2 ** - **What's a war without maps? Insert two maps that help tell the story of the causes, events, and/or impact of the map (with a caption for each)



Map of Korea showing war offensive movements


 * 1 ** - **You know historical quotes can bring old crusty things to like, so find one decent quote that helps add to the content of the Korean War (and provide some context for the quotes).**

From the official minutes of President Harry S. Truman's meeting with his top military and foreign-policy advisers at the Blair House on the evening of 25 June 1950.
 * //General Bradley said that we must draw the line [against Communist expansion] somewhere. The President stated he agreed on that. General Bradley said that Russia is not yet ready for war. The Korean situation offered as good an occasion for action in drawing the line as anywhere else."//

Looking for some good resources? Consult ...**

795-797 in __Creating America__ the various sites on the [|Korean War] research list on ABC-CLIO [|"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]