Korean War

• North Korea


  Capital: Pyongyang

  Extremely Communist

  Struggles Economically because of trade restrictions
• South Korea


  Capital: Seoul

  Nationalist/Democratic

  Prospers economically because of aid from the U.S.
• How did this seperation begin?

  It started when Japan surrendered Korea in 1945

  • Japanese soldiers in the North surrendered to the USSR
  • Japanese soldiers in the South surrendered to the US
• North Korean Invasion


  In 1950, North Korean forces backed by the USSR launched a surprise attack to the south.
• The role of the United Nations


  The united nations intervened by signing a ceasefire in 1953. This stops the fighting and sets the borders to the 38th parallel.
• What type of war was the korean war?

  A stalemate war
• North korean dictators

  • Kim Il sung
  • Kim Jong Il
  • Kim Jong Un
• Who is the US led by?

  General Douglas Mcarthur