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 * The Forgotten War- Korean War **

** Teacher Name: ** Darryl Carr **Grade Level(s):** 9-12 **Course: Social Studies**

** Anticipatory Lesson: **

"[|God Please Protect America" by Jimmie Osborne]

[|"There's Peace in Korea" by Sister Rosetta Tharpe]

** Student will be able to demonstrate knowledge in reference: **


 * Explain why the United States became involved in the war in Korea
 * Assess the decision to send U.S. and U.N. forces across the 38th Parallel into North Korea
 * Discuss the conflict between Truman and MacArthur, culminating in the latter's dismissal from command
 * Articulate the reasons why the war became unpopular in the United States
 * Identify on a world map foreign countries associated with the Korean War
 * Identify key terms and individuals associated with the Korean War
 * Veterans of the Korean War deserve recognition for their service.
 * First-person accounts of the Korean War make the long-ago and almost forgotten war come alive.
 * Student know the significance of :

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 * Douglas MacArthur
 * Inchon
 * 38th Parallel
 * Wake Island Conference
 * On a blank map of Southeast Asia, students should be able to identify the following locations:
 * North Korea
 * South Korea
 * China
 * Taiwan

** Materials and technology needed: **


 * Internet access
 * ** Korea: The First War We Lost ** –Bevin Alexander
 * Korean War timeline handout
 * The Korean War 1950-1953 Map
 * Interview handout sheet
 * Blank map of East Asia

· ** Korean War Project: ** []

"I shall go to Korea" [|General Douglas MacArthur Defends His Conduct in the War in Korea, April 19, 1951] : "I Public opinion on Korean War  · [|Order from President Truman, December 20, 1950]:  htt [|Memorandum from George Kennan to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, August 23, 1950]: [|Telegram, dated June 24, 1950, from U.S. State Department to President Harry S. Truman regarding reports of North Korean forces invading the Republic of Korea]: [|March 4, 1953: MASH 8055 Interview]: A reporter interviews medical technicians at a U.N. advanced surgical hospital on the 38th parallel in Korea. This MASH unit was the inspiration for the film and subsequent television series "M*A*S*H."

This assignment is divided into five activities. **Activity 1** will discussPublic opinion on Korean War The students will view the web link “Public Opinion on the Korean War,”

**Activity 2** will focus on the conflict between President Truman and General MacArthur. Students will listen to the taped recording of Truman firing MacArthur. Students will view and respond to [|General Douglas MacArthur Defends His Conduct in the War in Korea, April 19, 1951].

**Activity 3** will follow the decision of the US to cross the 38th Parallel; students will watch [|Memorandum from George Kennan to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, August 23, 1950]

**Activity 4** will explore the decision to intervene in Korean. Students will view [|Telegram, dated June 24, 1950, from U.S. State Department to President Harry S. Truman regarding reports of North Korean forces invading the Republic of Korea]

**Activity 5** students will interview a Korean War veteran asking specific guided questions about their experience in the war. Students will be given instructions on how to conduct an in-person interview, additionally, giving a handout to follow.

** Assessment: ** After completing this lesson, students should be able to write brief (3-4 paragraphs) essays answering the following question: Did the war in Korea represent a triumph or a failure of American foreign policy? Students are to include with supporting examples from reading, websites and class discussion. Student working in groups of no more than three will submit a 1-page summary of the interview of a Korean War veteran. Building upon what they have learned, in class about the origins and outbreak of the Korean War, students will write as homework a three-paragraph letter to the editor in which they defend Truman's decision to commit U.S. forces to the defense of South Korea. Each paragraph should consist of a general statement as well as at least two facts, drawn from the documents, to defend that statement.

[|Interview Handout.docx] [|Korean War Timeline.docx] [|SOUTHEAST ASIA MAP.docx] [|RUBRIC FOR KOREAN WAR ESSAY.docx]