American Troops Fight the Korean War Atlas Activity

American Troops Fight the Korean War Atlas Activity (pages 92 -93)

Time and Change Complete the following timeline. 1957 1953 1949 1945 rs se vi ad ry m ta na ili et m Vi S. In U. ds en ar W an re Ko rn te es SR W S d t. U ite ins un ga O sa AT on N ati N ns gi be ar W ld Co

Gathering the Facts Complete the Following sentences. a. After World War II, Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union in the North and the ________ United States in the South. ________ b. North invaded the non. In 1950 the Communist ____ South communist ____. c. U. S. and South Korean troops were pushed back to an Pusan Perimeter area called the ___________. d. The Korean War was part of a worldwide struggle called Cold War the ______.

Links Far and Near Determine each cause and effect. C a. ______ Korea is divided after the Second World War. E ______ The two halves of Korea have clashes along the border. E United Nations sends troops to South Korea. b. ______ C North Korea attacks South Korea. ______ C UN forces invade at Inchon, behind North Korean c. ______ lines. E North Korea is pushed back to the Chinese border. ______

History Through Maps Number the events in the order they occurred. a. China attacks UN forces 2 ______ b. A new armistice line is established 5 ______ UN forces reach the Yalu River 1 ______ c. d. Communist forces reach limit of their advance. UN forces retreat south. 4 ______ 3 ______

Location Match the front with the appropriate date. a. Pusan Perimeter b. 38 th Parallel c. Near Chinese border d. Near 38 th Parallel November 1950 1953 1945 September 1950

Thinking About History Write each statement as True or Falso. T Communist China attacked late 1950. ______ F b. UN forces retreated only by land. _______ c. The war was settled shortly after the Chinese intervened. F _______ T d. Roughly 37, 000 U. S. soldiers died in Korea. ______ e. More U. S. soldiers died in the Revolutionary War than in F Korea. ______ f. The new boundary between the Koreas was near the pre. T war boundary. ______ T g. Communists regained control of North Korea. ______ a.