The Korean WarBy: Kayleigh, Ashley, Courtney, Chris

Teacher: Jane Yeam

Pascack Hills High School

Montvale, New Jersey

The Beginning

• The Russians and Americans both occupied Korea after repelling Japanese invaders.

• The U.S side wanted elections but, the Russians did not.

• This caused the two sides of Korea to split into North and South.

Prelude to War

• The growing tensions between the U.S. and Russia, made it impossible to reunite the two halves of Korea that they both controlled.

The Two Governments

• South Korea had a democratic government called, The Republic of Korea.

• North Korea had a communist government called, The Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

South Korea

• United States fought on the side of South Korea.

• President Harry Truman sent American troops to help the cause.

• The United States aided South Korea with supplies and materials for the war.

North Korea

• Soviet Union aided North Korea by giving them supplies and materials.

• China joined North Korea after the war had already started.

• China fought in the war and helped aid with supplies.

• The war started when North Korea invaded South Korea.

• It started on June 25, 1950 and ended 1953.

The 38th parallel was the line which divided the regions of Korea into North and South Korea. No one illegally crossed this line until North Korea invaded invaded South Korea.

How the Korean War Effected the Korean People

During the War.• The people of Korea had to leave their

homes, for safer locations; they were short of or rationed on medical supplies, doctors, schools, teachers, food, building material for new homes, and temporarily stopped from building new homes pending the end of the war.

Comparing the Korean Effects Today from Back Then

• The Korean communities have grown greatly from the Korean war.

• They have slowly moved on and got back to there every day lives. They still miss there family members and close friends that have passed away during the war.

• They will never forget the war that had occurred in there country.

How the Korean War Still Effects the Korean People

Today• The Korean people today miss there

ancestors, grandparents, friends and other family members that have fought or have passed away during the war.

• Both North Korea and South Korea got what they wanted during the war, they are still two separate countries; North Korea is still a communist country and South Korea is still democratic country.

Thank you!