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 * It's known as "The Forgotten War", but all American should lern 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, impact, and events 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 helps 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.** || ||   || **Many people think that the Korean War was fought in tropical weather, but the winters in Korea are actually bitter and challenging for the troops.**
 * 1) Mao Zedong became the head of the new Communist state
 * 2) The Nationalists, which were who the US supported, were headed by Chiang Kai-shek
 * 3) In June 1950, the North Korean forces crossed the 39th parallel into South Korea, this jump-started the Korean War
 * 4) The US appealed to the UN to stop the Communist move into South Korea, 16 nations provided soldiers for a UN force, but, the US endProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 oxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 oxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 up being most of the force and did most of tProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 fighting
 * 5) The UN forces pushed northward beyond the 38th parallel, toward the border of China and North Korea, so the Chinese told them to stop
 * 6) The Chinese told the UN forces that if they didn't stop, their army would have to get involved. Not heeding their warning, the UN forces pushed on and attacked them on November 25th, 1950.
 * 7) By early 1951, the two sides were nose to nose at the 38th parallel
 * 8) In June 1951, Truman decided to start truce talks, but these talks dragged on for 2 more years
 * 9) Eisenhower was elected on the promise of a speedy end to the war, he kept good on him promise and ended the war
 * 3 - Photos should help tell the story of the war, so find three photos that #|work ... and provide a descriptive caption, like the one on my example**.

Picture from National Archives and Records Administration ||


 * 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)**




 * 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). For example ...**

"My God, maybe there's a real war going on!"

 * 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]