Korea Korea pg. 906 / 33-3pg. 906 / 33-3

1910 – 1945 Japanese colony1910 – 1945 Japanese colony Allied powers were to temporarily Allied powers were to temporarily

occupy Korea until a government occupy Korea until a government could be electedcould be elected

Soviets occupied North (down to the Soviets occupied North (down to the 3838thth parallel) parallel)

United States occupied SouthUnited States occupied South

Korea divided 1948Korea divided 1948 Democratic People’s Democratic People’s

Republic (North)Republic (North) Capital: PyongyangCapital: Pyongyang

Republic of Korea Republic of Korea (South)(South)

Capital: SeoulCapital: Seoul

Soviet & U.S. troops Soviet & U.S. troops withdrew by 1949withdrew by 1949

Korean WarKorean War June 1950, North June 1950, North

invaded the Southinvaded the South United Nations United Nations

Security Council Security Council organized an army organized an army to oppose invasionto oppose invasion

16 countries 16 countries representedrepresented

90% of soldiers from 90% of soldiers from the United Statesthe United States

Korean War (cont.)Korean War (cont.) The North swept The North swept

southward southward conquering almost conquering almost all of the Southall of the South

September 1950September 1950 U.N. forces led by U.N. forces led by

General Douglas General Douglas MacArthur MacArthur counterattacked at counterattacked at Inchon on the West Inchon on the West coastcoast

Korean War (cont.)Korean War (cont.) South pushed the North back across South pushed the North back across

the 38the 38thth parallel and then to the Yalu parallel and then to the Yalu River on the Chinese borderRiver on the Chinese border

China came to the aid of the North China came to the aid of the North Korean troopsKorean troops

Chinese troops forced United Nations Chinese troops forced United Nations troops to retreattroops to retreat

Both sides dug in along the 38Both sides dug in along the 38thth parallel parallel

End of Korean War?End of Korean War? War entered a War entered a

stalemate in 1951stalemate in 1951 Truce signed in Truce signed in

19531953 5 million casualties5 million casualties 33,000 American 33,000 American

casualtiescasualties Korea still divided Korea still divided

at the 38at the 38thth parallel parallel