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The Cold War Heats Up "In my generation, this was not the first occasion when the strong had attacked the weak….Communism was acting in Korea just as Hitler, Mussolini, and the Japanese had acted ten, fifteen, and twenty years earlier. I felt certain that if South Korea was allowed to fall, Communist leaders would be emboldened to override nations closer to our own shores." - President Harry Truman

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Page 1: The Cold War  Heats  Up

The Cold War Heats Up"In my generation, this was not the first occasion when the strong had

attacked the weak….Communism was acting in Korea just as Hitler, Mussolini, and the Japanese had acted ten, fifteen, and twenty years

earlier. I felt certain that if South Korea was allowed to fall, Communist leaders would be emboldened to override nations closer to our own

shores." - President Harry Truman

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The Korean War•During WWII – Allies

divided Korea at the “38th parallel” ▫North under Soviet

Union (Communist)▫South under United

States (Democratic)

•After WWII – Both countries wanted to re-unify the country under their own rule

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The Korean War•Border skirmished for years then finally,

in 1950, war errupts! •U.S. Helps South Korea while USSR helps

North Korea. •So...who started the war??

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Who started the war?•With your group, read through the two

textbook excerpts, answer the questions provided, and decide WHO started the war!

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The Korean War•North Korean troops started the war!

▫They invade South Korea!▫U.S. was shocked!!

• “What the Communists, the North Koreans, were doing was nothing new...Hitler and Mussolini and the Japanese were doing exactly the same thing in the 1930’s...Nobody had stood up to them. And that is what led to the Second World War” – President Truman

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The Korean War• 1953: The War ends (really

just a stalemate) ▫Communism had been

contained without starting a war.

▫Korea was still two nations!

• Americans were affected ▫54,000 American’s dead ▫20-22 billion $$$

• This war increased fear of Communist aggression and prompted a hunt for spies!

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Part IIThe Cold War On The Home Front…

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War on the home front•In your group of 3, you need to come up

with one sentence that describes your topic, 5 words you would use to describe it and a picture that depicts your topic. You will present these to the class…

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Topics: •McCarthyism •The House Committee on Un-American

Activities •The Hollywood Ten•Alger Hiss•The Rosenberg's

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McCarthyism •https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=olESET1Tr7s