Cold War (1945

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Korean War Comic Strips


Background By 1950, a war broke out on the
Korean Peninsula between communist North Korea
and Democratic South Korea, but the war involved
many nations of the world. This was one of many
theaters of the Cold War.
Cold War
Korean War
Vietnam War
Latin America
Greece
Cuba
Berlin
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Korean War Comic Strips


Background By 1950, a war broke out on the
Korean Peninsula between communist North Korea
and Democratic South Korea, but the war involved
many nations of the world. This was one of many
theaters of the Cold War.
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Korean War Comic Strips


Fold your blank paper into 8 squares (4x2). When
you see the red numbered symbol, fill in one of
your eight comic strip boxes with a title,
caption and drawing for that slide. Be sure that
your titles or captions include all 12 of the key
terms listed on the left!
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Korean War Kim Il Sung 38th Parallel Harry
Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
Domino Theory Communism Capitalism Cold War
China DMZ
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Korean War Comic Strips


Fold your blank paper into 8 squares (4x2). When
you see the red numbered symbol, fill in one of
your eight comic strip boxes with a title,
caption and drawing for that slide. Be sure that
your titles or captions include all 12 of the key
terms listed on the left!
1 (title) 2 (title) 3 Chinas Civil War 4 (title)
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5 (title) 6 (title) 7 (title) 8 (title)
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Korean War Kim Il Sung 38th Parallel Harry
Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
Domino Theory Communism Capitalism Cold War
China DMZ
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Follow along to learn about new terms and create
comic strips for steps in the Korean War.
1 Decades of Occupation 2 Split at the end of
WWII 3 The Chinese Civil War 4 North Invades the
South 5 United Nations Resolution 83 6 Battles to
the Chinese border 7 Chinese Military
Intervention 8 1953 Armistice and DMZ
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Korean War Comic Strips Decades of Occupation
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Korea had been subject to colonization as early
as 1904, when the Russians and Japanese fought
over the region. The Japan-Korea Annexation
treaty in 1910 forced Korea to recognize that
they were subjects to the Japanese Emperor, not
the Korean emperor. Japanese rule in Korea
lasted until 1945. When Japan surrendered to the
Americans in 1945, Koreans were left to pick up
the pieces.
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Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
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Korea
Japan
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Korean War Comic Strips Decades of Occupation
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Korea had been subject to colonization as early
as 1904, when the Russians and Japanese fought
over the region. The Japan-Korea Annexation
treaty in 1910 forced Korea to recognize that
they were subjects to the Japanese Emperor, not
the Korean emperor. Japanese rule in Korea
lasted until 1945. When Japan surrendered to the
Americans in 1945, Koreans were left to pick up
the pieces.
Korean War Kim Il Sung 38th Parallel Harry
Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
Domino Theory Communism Capitalism Cold War
China DMZ
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Korean War Comic Strips Split at the end of WWII
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Joseph Stalin agreed that the Soviet Union would
help fight the Japanese a few months after the
Yalta Conference in the spring of 1945. As a
result, both the Soviets (from the north) and the
Americans (from the south) liberated Korea from
the Japanese at the close of World War Two. Both
sides hoped Korea would soon be unified with
democratic elections. Both the Americans and
Soviets were out of Korea by 1949.
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Soviets liberating North Korea (1945)
Americans liberating South Korea (1945)
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Korean War Comic Strips Split at the end of WWII
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Joseph Stalin agreed that the Soviet Union would
help fight the Japanese a few months after the
Yalta Conference in the spring of 1945. As a
result, both the Soviets (from the north) and the
Americans (from the south) liberated Korea from
the Japanese at the close of World War Two. Both
sides hoped Korea would soon be unified with
democratic elections. Both the Americans and
Soviets were out of Korea by 1949.
Korean War Kim Il Sung 38th Parallel Harry
Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
Domino Theory Communism Capitalism Cold War
China DMZ
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Korean War Comic Strips The Chinese Civil War
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China, which shares a border with North Korea,
had been fighting the decades-long Chinese Civil
War. This was interrupted by World War Two, but
resumed shortly after. The Peoples Republic of
China (PRC) defeated the Chinese Nationalists,
exiling them to Taiwan in 1949. The PRC was soon
to play a major role in the outcome of the war in
neighboring Korea.
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Chinese Nationalists
Peoples Republic of China
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Korean War Comic Strips The Chinese Civil War
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China, which shares a border with North Korea,
had been fighting the decades-long Chinese Civil
War. This was interrupted by World War Two, but
resumed shortly after. The Peoples Republic of
China (PRC) defeated the Chinese Nationalists,
exiling them to Taiwan in 1949. The PRC was soon
to play a major role in the outcome of the war in
neighboring Korea.
Victorious Mao Zedong
Korean War Kim Il Sung 38th Parallel Harry
Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
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China DMZ
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Korean War Comic Strips North Invades the South
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In June of 1950, the communist government of
North Korea crossed the 38th parallel (near the
center of the Korean Peninsula) and began an
invasion of democratic South Korea. North leader
Kim Il Sung intended to unify Korea under his
communist regime. He had more soldiers and was
moving deep into the south. South Koreans were
on the retreat, and many were even defecting to
the North Korean side.
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Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
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Korean War Comic Strips North Invades the South
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In June of 1950, the communist government of
North Korea crossed the 38th parallel (near the
center of the Korean Peninsula) and began an
invasion of democratic South Korea. North leader
Kim Il Sung intended to unify Korea under his
communist regime. He had more soldiers and was
moving deep into the south. South Koreans were
on the retreat, and many were even defecting to
the North Korean side.
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Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
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Kim Il Sung (1950)
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Korean War Comic Strips United Nations
Resolution 83
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The United Nations met to discuss the situation.
The Soviet Union, which had veto power in the UN
Security Council was not in attendance as they
were protesting the fact that the UN did not
recognize the Communist PRC as the legitimate
government of China. With the Soviets absent,
the UN passed Resolution 83, recommending that UN
members intervene on behalf of the South Koreans.
UN passing Resolution 83
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Korean War Comic Strips United Nations
Resolution 83
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The United Nations met to discuss the situation.
The Soviet Union, which had veto power in the UN
Security Council was not in attendance as they
were protesting the fact that the UN did not
recognize the Communist PRC as the legitimate
government of China. With the Soviets absent,
the UN passed Resolution 83, recommending that UN
members intervene on behalf of the South Koreans.
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Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
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China DMZ
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Korean War Comic Strips Battles to the Chinese
border
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Led by the United States, a combined force of
nearly 1,000,000 soldiers eventually joined the
South Koreans in the fight. A series of
victories pushed the North Koreans back past the
38th parallel and continued (fall 1950) to push
them all the way to the Chinese border. China
warned that they would intervene against the UN
forces if they felt threatened.
Republic of Korea -- 590,911Colombia --
1,068United States -- 302,483Belgium --
900United Kingdom -- 14,198South Africa --
826Canada -- 6,146The Netherlands -- 819Turkey
-- 5,453Luxembourg -- 44Australia --
2,282Philippines -- 1,496New Zealand --
1,385Thailand -- 1,204Ethiopia -- 1,271Greece
-- 1,263France -- 1,119
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Korean War Comic Strips Battles to the Chinese
border
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Led by the United States, a combined force of
nearly 1,000,000 soldiers eventually joined the
South Koreans in the fight. A series of
victories pushed the North Koreans back past the
38th parallel and continued (fall 1950) to push
them all the way to the Chinese border. China
warned that they would intervene against the UN
forces if they felt threatened.
Korean War Kim Il Sung 38th Parallel Harry
Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
Domino Theory Communism Capitalism Cold War
China DMZ
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Korean War Comic Strips Chinese Military
Intervention
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Stalin sent Mao a personal telegram asking him
to enter the war. However, China likely would
have intervened without Stalins request since
they had warned the UN about a need to protect
national security. China soon involved more than
1,350,000 troops, many of whom had no weapons,
but were to pick them up as they went. A series
of Chinese and North Korean offensives brought
the war back near the 38th parallel.
Chinese war propaganda featuring a retreating
MacArthur
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'The Korean People's Army Chinese People's
Volunteer Army, victorious forever!'
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Korean War Comic Strips Chinese Military
Intervention
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Stalin sent Mao a personal telegram asking him
to enter the war. However, China likely would
have intervened without Stalins request since
they had warned the UN about a need to protect
national security. China soon involved more than
1,350,000 troops, many of whom had no weapons,
but were to pick them up as they went. A series
of Chinese and North Korean offensives brought
the war back near the 38th parallel.
Korean War Kim Il Sung 38th Parallel Harry
Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
Domino Theory Communism Capitalism Cold War
China DMZ
Chinese troops crossing the Chongchon River to
fight
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Korean War Comic Strips 1953 Armistice and DMZ
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From 1951-53, fighting was at a stalemate, with
little territorial change. Leaders met to
negotiate but combat and UN bombing continued.
Negotiations stalled because many North Korean
POWs did not want to be returned to the north. A
1953 armistice established a new border almost
exactly where the 38th parallel once stood as a
temporary border.
Also, a 2.5 mile-wide demilitarized zone was
established between the borders. The bodies of
over 4,000 U.S. soldiers were exchanged for over
13,000 North Korean bodies as part of the truce.
North Korea claims to have won the war even
though North and South Korea still exist as
separate states today.
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Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
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Korean War Comic Strips 1953 Armistice and DMZ
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From 1951-53, fighting was at a stalemate, with
little territorial change. Leaders met to
negotiate but combat and UN bombing continued.
Negotiations stalled because many North Korean
POWs did not want to be returned to the north. A
1953 armistice established a new border almost
exactly where the 38th parallel once stood as a
temporary border.
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel,
today
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Korean War Comic Strips (overview)
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Korean War Comic Strips (overview)
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Korean War Comic Strips


Fold your blank paper into 8 squares (4x2). When
you see the red numbered symbol, fill in one of
your eight comic strip boxes with a title,
caption and drawing for that slide. Be sure that
your titles or captions include all 12 of the key
terms listed on the left!
1 (title) 2 (title) 3 Chinas Civil War 4 (title)
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5 (title) 6 (title) 7 (title) 8 (title)
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Korean War Kim Il Sung 38th Parallel Harry
Truman Douglas MacArthur Containment Policy
Domino Theory Communism Capitalism Cold War
China DMZ
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