Korea

1. Korea Land of the Morning Calm

2. Seoul Korea at night Korea’s capital city

3. Rose of Sharon: Korea’s national flower Traditional and Modern

4. Natural Beauty

7. Critical Thinking Part I How did the United States come to be involved in the Korean War?

8. 1945 Allies agreed to temporarily divide Korea along the 38th parallel at the Yalta Conference. After Allies defeat Japan, Russian troops had moved into North Korea as far as the 38th Parallel. American troops had occupied South Korea.

10. North Korea • Soviet Union set up a communist government in the North with communist leader Kim Il Sung. Communist Dictator Kim Il Sung

11. South Korea • South Koreans elected Syngman Rhee who had been struggling for Korean independence from Japan for 50 years. American educated South Korean President Syngman Rhee

12. June 25, 1950 The Korean War started when Communist forces from North Korea invaded South Korea after Sygman Rhee announced that his troops would liberate North Korea.

13. The UN ordered the invading force to withdraw to the North of the 38th Parallel. On June 27th 1950, the United Nations security council decided to send UN forces under the command of Douglas MacArthur to Korea. (Soviet Union was not present because UN refused to seat a Chinese delegate.) UN forces were quickly forced to the “Pusan Perimeter.” June 27, 1950

14. Truman Ordered the Seventh Fleet to protect Taiwan where Chaing Kai Shekand a remnant of non-Communist Chinese were in charge. Truman did not ask for congress to declare war because he believed that as Commander in Chief he could order troops into battle.

15. September, 1950 In a bold move General Macarthur landed forces behind enemy lines at Inchon and the capital of Seoul was quickly taken by UN forces.

17. Should the UN stop at the 38th Parallel or attempt to conquer the North and unify Korea? When UN Forces passed beyond the 38th parallel, Chinese communists massed a million soldiers who attacked UN forces, pushing UN forces back below the 38th parallel. Oct.- Nov., 1950 Animation

18. General Douglas MacArthur • MacArthur urged the US to blockade the Chinese coast, bomb the mainland, and help Chaing Kai-shek invade China from Taiwan. • He was ordered to restrict his activities south of the 38th Parallel

19. On April 11, 1951 MacArthur was fired by President Truman for speaking out against his policy of a limited war. President Harry Truman

20. Critical Thinking Question #4 • Was Truman justified in ordering American troops into battle in Korea without asking for Congressional approval? Why or why not?

21. Arguments in favor of Truman’s decision • He is the Commander and Chief of the Military • Congress would have probably approved it anyway

22. Arguments against Truman’s decision • The right to declare war is a right reserved in the constitution for congress. • This is a part of our system of checks and balances • It set a precedent for presidents to send troops into battle without declaring war.

23. Armistice July 27, 1953 No peace treaty has never been signed to end the war between North and South Korea. The armistice was intended to be a temporary truce.

24. Panmunjom

30. A FEW FACTS ABOUT "THE FORGOTTEN WAR" • 33,741 US Dead • 23,615 Killed In Action • 92,134 US Wounded** • 4,820 US Missing In Action (Declared Dead) 7,245 Prisoners Of War • 2,847 Died in POW Camp • 389 POWs known to have been alive after all U.S. POWs supposedly returned.

31. North Korea

33. Kim Jong Il Kim Jong Un

35. Cheju Island The “Hawaii” of Korea

37. The End