Korean
War
Activity 1 | Activity 2
In 1950, the North Koreans crossed the 38th parallel and
invaded South Korea. Once again America was pulled into a
conflict through a call for assistance from the United Nations.
China also entered this fracas to keep the "hostile American
forces" away from the Yalu River. The Korean War was
the United States' first "unpopular war." Neither
the public nor the military completely supported or understood
the mission. In 1950 a truce was signed ending the war.
Korea + 50: No Longer Forgotten
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/korea/index.html
Military History: Korean War (1950-1953) http://korea50.army.mil
The Korean War http://www.korean-war.com
The Korean War Factbook http://www.skalman.nu/koreanwar
Links (to Korean War) http://www.skalman.nu/koreanwar/links.htm
North-South Joint Declaration
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific
/newsid_791000/791691.stm
Activity
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| Objective |
Students will make a presentation
to answer questions about the Korean War. |
| Procedure |
- Divide the students into groups of two or three.
- Each group will select one of the questions listed
below and do research to find the answer to the question
(using the Web sites listed above).
- How was it decided that the 38th parallel would
be the dividing line between North and South Korea?
- Why did North Korea cross the 38th parallel
in 1950 and what were the consequences of their
actions?
- Why was China brought into the picture during
the Korean War?
- What is the chronology of the Korean War? Make
a timeline.
- How did the Korean War end?
- What is the relationship between North and South
Korea today?
- Students will make a presentation to the class on
the material they learned in their research. Presentations
can be made on poster board or using presentation
software (Publisher, PowerPoint, HyperStudio, etc.).
Students may choose to create a skit, make a public
service announcement, write a play or use another
method of presenting their material to the class.
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| Evaluation |
The
following rubric will be used to evaluate the projects. |
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Activity
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| Objective |
Students will identify people
who played a key role in the Korean War |
| Procedure |
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Students will work in pairs.
- The pair will pick one person who played a significant
role in the Korean War and will do research on this
person.
- Students will make a poster citing key facts about
this person. Facts can be found using the Web sites
below or available print materials. At least five
facts should be cited. The top of the poster will
be labeled WHO AM I? The name of the person will be
identified on the back of the poster.
- Posters will be numbered and displayed around the
classroom
- Students will number their papers and go around
the room and try to identify the person described
in each poster.
- A prize could be awarded to the pair that correctly
names the most people on the posters. (The teacher
could give a list of people who are named on the posters
and the students could match the names with the posters.)
Key People
Harry Truman: The American Presidency
http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/aae/bios/33ptrum.html
Douglas MacArthur
http://faculty.washington.edu/kendo/macarthur.html
Matthew Ridgeway
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/ridgway.htm
Dwight D. Eisenhower http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/eisenhower
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| Evaluation |
The poster should be titled WHO AM I? and
cite five facts about the person; the name of that person
should be listed on the back as well as the students'
names. The teacher can evaluate based on the content of
the poster and the students' ability to follow directions.
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