"Police Action": The Korean War, 1950-1953

High schoolers explore the Korean War. In this U.S. history activity, students read selections from The American Pageant and respond to discussion questions regarding U.S. involvement in the Korean War.

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...

Learners examine the Hungnam evacuation. In this Korean War activity, students research Internet and print sources about the Hungnam evacuation. Learners read the provided article on the evacuation and write summaries about it.

Learners study the cause of the Korean War. For this World history lesson, Students read excerpts from two different textbooks, one from South Korea, and one from North Korea. They discuss how the cause of the war differs depending on...

Ninth graders examine the major events and significance of the Korean War, including U.S. involvement in the war. In this World History instructional activity, 9th graders read primary source materials to understand the political,...

In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a passage about major events of the Korean War. Students then answer 7 fill in the blank and 7 true/false questions based on the reading.

Students explore why the United States became involved in the war in Korea. They discuss the confict between Truman and MacArthur, culminating in the latter's dismissal from command. They identify on a world map foreign countires...

North and South Korea: two regions divided. The story of the Korean War describes the events that occurred when these two regions' ideologies clashed. The resource uses various images and descriptions of artifacts, in addition to...

In this online interactive history activity, students respond to 10 short answer questions about the Korean War. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive activity.

In this online interactive history quiz instructional activity, students respond to 50 multiple choice questions about the Korean War. Students may submit their answers to be scored.