Chapter 28, Section 2: The Korean War Period

Main Idea:

A. The Korean Conflict

Korea Divided

  • ______is “temporarily” ______near the _____th parallel after ______. North is ______(USSR), South is non-communist (______).

Invasion

  • North ______South in 6/19___ to ______the country under one ______government.
  • The ______sent troops (_____% _____), led by General Douglas ______(WWII hero), to ______the North Koreans back ______.

Landing at Inchon

  • UN forces were ______at first, but MacArthur ______by inserting UN forces at ______(behind NK), forcing ______back across the ____th parallel.
  • Then, they ______North Korea to “______” them for their ______& ______Korea.

China Enters the War

  • As UN forces ______North Korea closer to the ______border, Chinese ______crossed the ______River into ______to help their fellow ______.
  • This ______the tide of the war once again, with ______forces now driving ______forces ______again, across the _____th parallel & deep into ______.
  • Then, UN forces ______& drove the ______back into North Korea by 3/19___.
  • From there, the war remained ______for over ______.

B. An End to the Fighting

  • President ______& General ______disagreed on how to ______with the ______. MacArthur wanted to ______for ______, while Truman ______that an invasion of China might start ______.

Truman Fires MacArthur

  • MacArthur ______that he was being ______by politicians in Washington & ______Truman for ______.
  • “We must ______. There is ______for ______.” - MacArthur
  • Truman ______him for ______his ______(President is also C in C).
  • This was very ______because MacArthur was a very popular ______.

Armistice & Costs

  • ______drag on for ___ years. In the meantime, Dwight ______(another popular WWII hero) became ______. Finally, a ______was signed in 7/19____, making the _____th parallel the ______(DMZ).
  • Korea ______at the _____th parallel (changed little on a ______), but the _____ showed their ______to ______.
  • ______US dead compared to nearly ______Korean & Chinese dead

C. Hunting Communists at Home

  • News in 1949 about the ______developing an ______& ______becoming ______, along with the ______& Rosenberg ______(Soviet ______), & the ______, caused a ______of ______in the _____ & compromising our ______(______, Part 2).
  • Many ______joined the ______party during the ______as a possible ______to our nation’s ______, but left after it ended.

Search for Spies

  • In the late 1940s, several ______shook people’s ______in ______.
  • Americans Julius & Ethel ______were ______for providing ______about the atomic ______to the ______. They were seemingly “ordinary” citizens.
  • ______Department official Alger ______was ______for ______under ______about being part of a ______, along with other members of the government.

The McCarthy Era

  • ______– Sen. Joseph McCarthy stirred up the “______” by claiming he had ______of ______in the ______. He offered ______, but his ______brought him a lot of ______& ______. Over the next ______, he ______many ______with ______accusations.
  • Many businesses & ______also became ______of employees & _____ some.
  • He is eventually ______(officially condemned) by Congress after the Army-McCarthy television hearings show him as a ______, not a hero, & his ______plunged. He died 3 years later.