Atlas Activity (pages 92-93)

American Troops Fight the Korean War

Time and ChangeComplete the following timeline.

Cold War begins

NATO

united Western

Nations against U

SSRKorean W

ar endsU.S. m

ilitary advisers

In Vietnam

19571949 19531945

a. After World War II, Korea was occupied by the _______________ in the North and the ________________ in the South.

b. In 1950 the Communist ________ invaded the non-communist ________.

c. U.S. and South Korean troops were pushed back to an area called the ______________________.

d. The Korean War was part of a worldwide struggle called the ____________.

Gathering the FactsComplete the Following sentences.

Soviet UnionUnited States

NorthSouth

Pusan Perimeter

Cold War

a. ______ Korea is divided after the Second World War. ______ The two halves of Korea have clashes along the border.

b. ______ United Nations sends troops to South Korea. ______ North Korea attacks South Korea.

c. ______ UN forces invade at Inchon, behind North Korean lines. ______ North Korea is pushed back to the Chinese border.

Links Far and NearDetermine each cause and effect.

C

C

C

E

E

E

a. China attacks UN forces ______

b. A new armistice line is established______

c. UN forces reach the Yalu River ______

d. Communist forces reach limit of ______ their advance.

e. UN forces retreat south. ______

History Through MapsNumber the events in the order they occurred.

2

5

3

4

1

a. Pusan Perimeter November 1950

b. 38th Parallel 1953

c. Near Chinese border 1945

d. Near 38th Parallel September 1950

LocationMatch the front with the appropriate date.

a. Communist China attacked late 1950. ______b. UN forces retreated only by land. _______c. The war was settled shortly after the Chinese

intervened. _______d. Roughly 37,000 U.S. soldiers died in Korea. ______e. More U.S. soldiers died in the Revolutionary War

than in Korea. ______f. The new boundary between the Koreas was near

the pre-war boundary. ______g. Communists regained control of North Korea.

______

Thinking About HistoryWrite each statement as True or Falso.

T

F

F

T

F

TT