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    1. After World War 2, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel, with the Soviet Union occupying the north and the US occupying the south. This division was intended to be temporary but became permanent. 2. North Korea's Kim Il Sung wanted to reunify Korea through military invasion. Stalin initially rejected this plan but changed his mind in 1949 as China's communist revolution succeeded and the Soviets tested their first nuclear weapon. Stalin decided to support Kim's invasion of South Korea. 3. The US took the North Korean invasion to the UN Security Council rather than acting unilaterally. The UN resolution calling for North Korea to withdraw passed, with the hope that this showed international opposition to aggression.

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    1. After World War 2, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel, with the Soviet Union occupying the north and the US occupying the south. This division was intended to be temporary but became permanent. 2. North Korea's Kim Il Sung wanted to reunify Korea through military invasion. Stalin initially rejected this plan but changed his mind in 1949 as China's communist revolution succeeded and the Soviets tested their first nuclear weapon. Stalin decided to support Kim's invasion of South Korea. 3. The US took the North Korean invasion to the UN Security Council rather than acting unilaterally. The UN resolution calling for North Korea to withdraw passed, with the hope that this showed international opposition to aggression.

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    1. After World War 2, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel, with the Soviet Union occupying the north and the US occupying the south. This division was intended to be temporary but became permanent. 2. North Korea's Kim Il Sung wanted to reunify Korea through military invasion. Stalin initially rejected this plan but changed his mind in 1949 as China's communist revolution succeeded and the Soviets tested their first nuclear weapon. Stalin decided to support Kim's invasion of South Korea. 3. The US took the North Korean invasion to the UN Security Council rather than acting unilaterally. The UN resolution calling for North Korea to withdraw passed, with the hope that this showed international opposition to aggression.

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    CNN: Korea 1949-1953 Viewing Questions


    Link to Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0gNnUMgV84
    1. Why and how was Korea divided at the 38th parallel after WWII?

    2. According to the eyewitnesses, how did the Norths Kim Il Sung plan to unify the two Koreas?

    3. Why did Stalin reject Kims requests in March of 1949? How did the changes by the end of 1949
    affect Stalins decisions? Why did Stalin decide to support the North Korean invasion?

    4. How does North Korean soldier Yan Von Sik describe North Koreas war goals?

    5. According to the video, why did the United States take the North Korean invasion to the UN
    instead of acting on its own?

    6. Using the comment by Han Pyo Wook, what did the South Koreans hope would happen as a
    result of the UN resolution? Compare this statement with that of Kim Ren Ok of North Korea,
    how do their goals compare?

    7. According to Niles Bond, what were the US assumptions about the Soviet Unions role in the
    invasion of South Korea?
    8. What can you infer about what might have been Western European concerns at the outset of the
    invasion of South Korea?

    9. Based on eyewitness accounts, describe Americas readiness for the Korean War.

    10. Describe General MacArthurs gamble to turn the tide of the war.

    11. How do eyewitnesses describe the South Korean president, Syngman Rhee?

    12. Compare the reaction of the US soldier and the South Korean as they describe moving north
    across the 38th parallel. What can you infer from this comparison?

    13. Why do you think the Chinese became concerned about American and UN forces in North
    Korea?

    14. Why do you think that the Soviet Union did not enter the Korean War but that Stalin urged Mao
    to enter the war?

    15. What was Americas reaction to Chinese intervention?

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