THE KOREAN WAR & THE COLD WAR INTENSIFIES

All information obtained from Mastering the TEKS in United States History Since 1877 (Jerrett, Zimmer, Killoran 2012).

THE KOREAN WAR (1950 – 1953)

1. Korea divided after WWII:

2. What started the war?

3. Truman’s reaction:

4. U.N. involvement:

THE TRUMAN – MACARTHUR CONTROVERSY

WHY THEY SPLIT1. MacArthur’s command in Korea:

2. MacArthur’s effect on China:

3. MacArthur’s plan for China:

4. Truman’s response:

5. The final result

THE WAR COMES TO AN END

1. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s pledge:

2. Armistice

3. Provisions of the armistice

THE COLD WAR INTENSIFIES!

THE ARMS RACE

1. By 1949, Soviets had atomic bomb too!

2. The “arms race” prompted U.S. to develop the hydrogen bomb and the Soviets were not far behind!

3. Massive Retaliation: serving as a deterrent to war…cheaper, but less flexible:

THE SPACE RACE1. Missile programs:

2. Sputnik and its effects

ASSIGNMENT Choose ONE of the following:

1. Write an essay on the reasons for the conflict in Korea and its relationship to Truman’s containment policy.

2. Pretend you are an editorial writer for a newspaper. Write an editorial about Truman’s controversy with MacArthur. You editorial should give your opinion on whether Truman did the right thing in relieving MacArthur of his command.

3. Make your own hand-drawn map of Europe and Asia. Indicate the main areas that became scenes of conflict during the early years of the Cold War.