https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0 en-us 2017-03-09 13:15:47 UTC 2025-09-26 17:41:33 UTC hello@padlet.com maddiecriss https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158948150 The Korean War(Jun 25, 1950 – Jul 27, 1953) began when North Korea invaded South Korea. The United Nations, with the United States as the principal force, came to the aid of South Korea. China came to the aid of North Korea, and the Soviet Union gave some assistance.]]> 2017-03-09 13:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158948150 maddiecriss https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158948714 Douglas MacArthur- He commanded all American forces in the Korean War until being relieved of his command by President Harry Truman in April 1951.
“It is fatal to enter an war without the will to win it.”]]> 2017-03-09 13:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158948714 maddiecriss https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158952434 Chiang Kai-shek- Truman ordered full support to Chiang and instructed the U.S. Seventh Fleet to “neutralize” the Taiwan Strait to prevent possible attacks from the mainland. Chiang offered to send his troops to fight in Korea, an idea supported by General Douglas MacArthur.]]> 2017-03-09 13:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158952434 maddiecriss https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158953947 Mao ordered Chinese military intervention in the Korean War in October 1950 when United Nations troops invaded North Korea.]]> 2017-03-09 13:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158953947 maddiecriss https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158955695  President during the war
Ordered US troops to South Korea to enforce a United Nations resolution calling for an end to hostilities, and to stem the spread of communism in Asia.
"The Korean situation offered as good an occasion for action in drawing the line as anywhere else." ]]> 2017-03-09 13:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158955695 maddiecriss https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158958053 North and South divided by 38th parallel]]> 2017-03-09 13:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158958053 maddiecriss https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158958711 Limited war-a war in which the weapons used, the nations or territory involved, or the objectives pursued are restricted in some way, in particular one in which the use of nuclear weapons is avoided.
SEATO- international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, or Manila Pact, signed in September 1954 in Manila, Philippines.
Forgotten war- Korean war followed so closely to WW2 that it just wasn't as  significant.
DMZ- Demilitarized war zone. 150 miles of cease-fire zone following the 38th parallel. Important because it was a place where the war was civil.]]> 2017-03-09 13:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/158958711 maddiecriss https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/159550931 The war ended with, now, two countries in ruin, North Korea being totally communist, and an empowered China. These things left the American people a little uneasy. With NK being totally communist with nuclear force, disaster was just one call away.]]> 2017-03-13 01:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/159550931 maddiecriss https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/159551545 2017-03-13 01:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/maddiecriss/hxh6fqbxkjl0/wish/159551545