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 * It's known as "The Forgotten War", but all American should learn about it and remember it ... and that's where you can help. You have been asked to develop a "Korea ** 9 **3 2 1" webpage to cover the basic information everyone should know about the Korean War - all on one page. Your page should include ...**


 * 9** - facts about the causes, impact, and events of the Korean War (look at my examples below)
 * 3** - photos that help tell the story of the war, with descriptive captions
 * 2** - maps that helps to explain the war.
 * 1** - quote that is essential to understanding the war, with authors and context

9 Facts-
 * 1) The US supported South Korea and the USSR supported North Korea.
 * 2) North Korea attacked South Korea on June 25th, 1950, and South Korea struggled to defend themselves because North Korea had a better and more trained army.
 * 3) In May1951, everyone wanted to negoctiate to end the war.
 * 4) The war was very costly, and many people from different countries died
 * 5) One side of Korea (the north) was communist and the other side (the south) was democratic and supported by the US
 * 6) The French wanted to control Korea and that was why it was spilt, when the US helped France and the USSR was helping China fight the French. The US and USSR had the cold war going on - made more tension
 * 7) The US was fighting the spread of communism, because they didn't want it to spread to more countries.
 * 8) The cuban missle crisis when the USSR put nuclear weapons in Cuba that could reach US cities in minutes. This led to more tension
 * 9) The US overthrew and killed the leader of Korea and 3 weeks later JFK was killed.

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2 Maps-



1 Quote-

President Harry S. Truman, to members of Congress, June 30, 1950
"If there is any necessity for Congressional action, I will come to you. But I hope we can get those bandits in Korea suppressed without that." Truman to Congress stating that he hopes that they can get the Koreans suppressed without the help of congressional action.