Korean War Lesson Plans

Students conduct interviews in person and through e-mail of Korean War veterans to create a oral and visual history of this forgotten war. They brainstorm interview questions, do research to locate local veterans and read about the war before setting up interviews.

Students explore the Korean War through the perspective of war veterans. In this Korean War lesson, students discuss the war and locate Korean War veterans to interview. Students prepare questions after researching the war. Students conduct their interviews and write summaries.

Students will analyze President Truman's June 27, 1950 announcement that the United States would assist South Korea to oppose an invasion by North Korea. They evaluate his decision to involve United States armed forces in the Korean War.

Students examine the implications of the Korean War. In this Korean War lesson, students access the Korean War website to gain access to veterans of the war that they may interview. Students conduct interviews with veterans and create artwork or writings that reflect their impressions of the stories they hear about the war. 

In this lesson learners analyze U.S. involvement in the Korean War. In this Korean War lesson, learners conduct research of selected websites to discover details about the U.S. involvement in the Korean War. In this lesson learners use their research findings to participate in a debate.

Learners analyze primary source documents to understand the Korean War. In this Korean War lesson, learners view a political cartoon and discuss the symbolism and perspective presented. Learners work in groups to complete a worksheet to analyze another political poster or cartoon and present their findings to the class. Learners discuss how nationalism affects the perspective of the causes and effects of the Korean War.

Students examine the causes and the Korean War. In this Cold War lesson, students discover how the United States became involved in the Korean War and determine how it became a "flashpoint" in the Cold War. Students complete a worksheet activity.

Students explore the U.S. involvement in the Korean War. In this Korean War lesson, students research Internet and print sources regarding the Cold War and the political division of the Korean Peninsula. Students respond to discussion questions regarding President Truman's decisions regarding U.S. involvement in the conflict.

In this lesson students consider the causes of the Korean War. In this Korean history lesson, students research the Japanese occupation of Korea, the surrender of Korea by Japan, the evolution of North and South Korea in the 1940's, the failed diplomacy between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., and UN military action against North Korea in 1950. In this lesson students create presentations featuring their research to be shared with their classmates.

In this lesson students use an interactive website that chronicles the occupation of the Korean peninsula by each year and complete a worksheet. This helps them to research the causes of the Korean War.