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**3** - photos that help tell the story of the war, with descriptive captions South Korean troops marching towards North Korea. There were many fight scenes in the Korean War as you can see by this picture. The UN is engaging intense fighting with the Chinese.  UN is having a meeting about the Korean War.
 * 9** -facts about the causes, impact, and events of the Korean War
 * In 1949, the Communists won a victory against the anticommunist Nationalists in a civil war in China
 * Mai Zedong became head of the new Communist state while the Nationalist government was headed by Chiang Kai-shek
 * In 1945 Soviet troops occupied the Northern part of Korea, while the Americnas took control of the south part of Korea, creating a communist north and a non communist south
 * In 1950, North Korean forces crossed into South Korea which started the Korean War
 * The UN, headed by General Douglas MacArthur, was ordered by President Truman to stop the Communist attack
 * The North Koreans retreated back to the north and the UN followed
 * Chinese felt threatened when UN followed the North Koreans' retreat
 * Chinese attacked UN and the UN retreated back to South Korea
 * War ended as a Stalemate
 * 2** - maps that helps to explain the war.


 * 1** - quote that is essential to understanding the war, with authors and context

"We thought the North Koreans would back off once they saw American uniforms." - Phil Day, Task Force Smith.

This quote shows that the Korean war was a tough battle between the north and the south.