11.+Korea+9321

1. Korea had become colonized by Japan but broke off after Japan surrendered to the Allied powers.
 * Korea 9321**

2. 38th Parallel- a line of latitude. North, occupied by the Soviets. South, still controlled by Korea.

3. Communism soon marches South into Democratically owned, South Korea.

4. The UN (Mostly the United States) ordered invasion to stop. Douglass MacArthur comes up with a brilliant plan of going around Korean forces and attacking from the back.

5. South Korea, with the help of the UN marches into North Korea all the way to the Yalu river, being right next to China.

6. China supports North Korea and pushes back down.

7. After lots of marching up and down, North and South Korea are back at 38th Parallel.

8. An armistice is reached where the two sides agree to put their guns down and talk of a Treaty.

9. The war ends in a stalemate. The Korean War is known as the “forgotten war”. The UN finally keeps peace.



The Korean War was known as the forgotten war since it was right in between WWII and Vietnam. The Korean war had some of the worst weather of all wars of U.S. History, as seen in this photo.

Quote at Memorial “Freedom is not free.” This Describes the 50,000+ men and women who served their country and many others in the Korean War trying to stop the spread of Communism.

A map that shows both sides of the war. Map that shows the movement and Invasions of the war. //"I will defend Korea as I would my own country—just as I would California."// General MacArthur to the President of South Korea in his regards to the war.