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

Students analyze U.S. involvement in the Korean War. In this Korean War activity, students conduct research of selected websites to discover details about the U.S. involvement in the Korean War. Students use their research findings to...

High schoolers explore the Korean War. In this U.S. history lesson, 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...

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

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners 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.

With the beginning of the Cold War came numerous social and political changes around the world - many of which are featured in this series of maps and graphs. This short but informative slideshow will help to bridge the gap between a...

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 worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions about the Korean War. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.

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