korea and the cold war

KOREA AND THE COLD WAR

MacCarthy

Essential Questions How did the Cold War affect the United

States in the 1950s? Create a Bubble map with Cold War in the middle.

How did Americas role change during the Korean War? Create a flow map to explain how it changed.

Communist take over

Soviet Union

China

North Korea

Korean War North Korean forces invade South Korea

crossing the 38th parallel

Why did the US want to get involved? What was the policy?

The US and UN forces attack, push back to the Yalu River

Korean War Why did China care about

the US push to the Yalu River?

Chinese forces join and overwhelm US forces

Fighting stopped at 38th Parallel

Korean War MacArthur wants to attack China

Truman does not, why do you think?

MacArthur criticizes the President in the press, what is the problem with that?

MacArthur is fired

Korean War Truman does not run for reelection

Eisenhower elected

War ends in a stalemate, Why did Americans not like this?

Are we still there?

Brianpop

McCarthyism What are Coodies? How do you know if someone has them? Can they prove they don’t

List of 205 state department employees that were Communist

Goes after the military for being to easy on Communists

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAur_I077NA&list=PLCE4607DE18D35BF4

Cold War Eisenhower says he will go to brink of war

to stop Communism

Soviets develop atomic bomb US makes H-bomb Soviets make H-bomb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1MQ4eyg6U4

Arms Race

Cold War CIA, what is it?

Overthrow pro-Communist governments Iran Guatemala

War for Egypt Fear of upsetting Soviet Union

Cold War Soviets launch

Sputnik Why would Americans be

afraid?

American invests more into space program

Brianpop http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUqJ8XYYliA