Watch 8 min video on the Korean War

1.  What parallel did Korea split? ______________________

2.   What was North Korea's chief source of aid? ___________________________

3.  Which American President pledged US aid to South Korea? _____________________

4.  Besides the US, how many other countries sent troops to Korea? _____________

5.  Who was the head of all troops? ____________________________________

6.  Why did Mao order the Chinese to attack? ____________________________________

7.  What types of bombs did Mac Arthur want to use? ___________

8.  Why was Mac Arthur removed from command? __________________________________________

9.  After Stalin died what did Soviet leaders begin to push for? ______________________

   At the end of WW II   Korea was divided along the 38th parallel line.  North Korea was Communist and South Korea was free.

   In 1950   Communist North Korea invaded Free South Korea

   1.  UN sent troops  to defend South Korea.

   2.  North Koreans pushed south as far as Pusan

   3.  Gen. MacArthur made a surprise landing at Inchon

   4.  Mac Arthur wanted to invade China and end communism once and for all in that part of the world.

   China Enters the War

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   5.  Truman said no and fired MacArthur

   Truman Doctrine  a policy of containment,  to keep Communism from spreading and contained.

   Korean War lasted 3 years .  A truce  (agreement) was signed.

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Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.