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The Coldest War: Korea, 1950-1953
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A grief stricken American infantryman whose buddy has been killed in action is comforted by another soldier. In the background a corpsman methodically fills out casualty tags, Haktong-ni area, Korea. August 28, 1950. Sfc. Al Chang. (Army)
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A “Police Action” (1950-1953)
Syngman Rhee
Kim Il-Sung
“Domino Theory”
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Why Truman Chose Invasion
• Truman Doctrine
• Domino Theory
• McCarthy’s “Wheeling Speech”
• MacArthur’s Assurances
• “Prestige” in East Asia
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• June 27th, U.N. reacts
• General Douglas MacArthur
–Pusan
–Invades Inchon
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Mac Arthur on his own Mission
• Yalu River
• “Volunteer” Chinese
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April, 1951 – MacArthur fired
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Peace Talks
• June 1951
• July, 1953 Truce
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THE COST IN HUMAN LIFE
Casualties in the Korean War
780,000500,000
70,000
30,000
4,500
NK & Chinese soldiersand civiliansSK civilians
SK soldiers
USA soldiers
Other UN soldiers
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Demilitarized Zone
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McCarthyism and the Red Scare
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• Background: A. Mitchell Palmer
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Sen. Joseph McCarthy
• Wheeling Speech
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• HUAC
• 5th Amendment
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• Julius & Ethel Rosenberg
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Too Far?
• Ike and the Army
• Edward R. Murrow
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The Hollywood Ten