THE KOREAN WAR

E PERIOD 4-17TIANA B.

JAZMYNE N.MYISHA W.

INTRODUCTION

– THE KOREAN WAR WAS AN ESCALACATION OF BORDER CLASHES BETWEEN TO RIVAL KOREAN REGIMES,EACH OF WHICH WAS SUPPROTED BY EXTERNAL POWERS,WITH EACH TRYING TO TOPPLE THE OTHER THROUGH POTIICAL AND CONVENTIONAL TACTICS.

KOREAN WAR FACTS

• AUG 15TH 1945 KOREA DIDVIDED INTO US AND SOVIET OCCUPATION ZONES ALONG 38TH PARALLEL.

• JULY 16TH 1947 PRESIDENT TRUMAN’S NATIONAL SECURITY ACT CREATES U.S. DEPARTENT OF DEFENSE.

• N SERVED ON ACTIVE-DUTY DURING THE KOREAN WAR.• THE WAR COST THE R.O.K AN ESTIMATED $1,313,836.• THERE ARE MORE THAN 40,000 INTERNAT WEB SITES

RELATED TO THE KOREAN WAR.• 6.8 MILLIOUP TO 1 MILLION REFUGES IN ADDITION TO 5

MILLION RELEIF RECIPENTS THAT BURDENED IN JULY 1953.

• UP TO 1 MILLION REFUGES IN ADDITION TO 5 MILLION RELEIF RECIPENTS THAT BURDENED IN JULY 1953.

• AUG 15TH 1945 KOREA DIDVIDED INTO US AND SOVIET OCCUPATION ZONES ALONG 38TH PARALLEL.

• JULY 16TH 1947 PRESIDENT TRUMAN’S NATIONAL SECURITY ACT CREATES U.S. DEPARTENT OF DEFENSE.

– AUG 15TH 1948 AFTER SUPERVISED ELECTIONS,U.S MILITARY GOVERNMENT TURNS OVER POWER TO REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

– JUN 25TH 1950 NORTH KOREAN PEOPLE’S ARMY INVADES SOUTH KOREA-UN CALLS FOR AN END OF AGGRESSION

INFORMATION

ON JUNE 25TH 1950 THE YOUNG COLD WAR SUDDENLY TURNED HOT, BLOODY AND EXPENSIVE. WITHEN A FEW DAYS NORTH KOREA’S INVASION OF SOUTH KOREA BROUGHT ABOUT A UNITED NATIONS”POLICE ACTION “AGAINST THE AGRESSORS . THAT IMEDIATELY PRODUCED HEAVY MILITARY AND NAVAL INVOLVEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES. WHILE THERE WERE NO ILLUSIONS THAT THE TASK WOULD BE EASY NO ONE EXPECTED THAT THIS VIOLENT CONFLICT