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        • 1. Causes of the Cold War >
          • 1. What role did ideology play in the Grand Alliance?
          • 2. How did wartime disagreements affect the alliance?
          • 3. Did Soviet expansionism end the alliance?
          • 4. Was US exceptionalism to blame?
          • 5. Did events in Asia exacerbate tensions?
          • 6. Were tensions over Germany the final straw?
          • 7. Summary: Who was to blame for the Cold War?
        • 2. Conflict & Confrontation >
          • 1. How did competition unfold in Asia?
          • 2. What conflicts emerged in Europe?
          • 3. How did the Cold War shape the Middle East?
          • 4. Were tensions in the Americas unexpected?
          • 5. Why did the Cold War spread to Africa?
          • 6. How did scientific change drive the conflict?
          • 7. Summary: Who won the global struggle?
        • 3. Detente and Coexistence >
          • 1. Did peaceful coexistence work?
          • 2. What did detente achieve?
          • 3. Why did detente fail?
          • 4. Summary: Was detente a failure?
        • 4. China and the Cold War >
          • 1. Why were Sino-Soviet relations so turbulent?
          • 2. How did Sino-American relations change?
          • 3. What other relations did China cultivate?
          • 4. Summary: When did China become a global power?
        • 5. End of the Cold War >
          • 1. Did the USSR decay from within?
          • 2. Did Ronald Reagan win the war?
          • 3. Was Mikhail Gorbachev to blame?
          • 4. What role did people power play?
          • 5. Why did the USSR finally collapse?
          • 6. Summary: Who, or what, ended the Cold War?
        • 6. Leaders, Crises and Nations >
          • 1. What was the impact of leaders?
          • 2. How significant were Cold War crises?
          • 3. In what ways were nations affected?
          • 4. Summary: What was the role of leaders, crises and nations?
        • Exam Questions
    • Paper 3 - Asia/Oceania >
      • Topic 9: Imperial Decline in East Asia 1860-1912
      • Topic 11: Japan 1912-1990
      • Topic 12: China and Korea 1910-1950
      • Topic 14: The People's Republic of China 1949-2005
      • Topic 15: Cold War Conflicts in Asia >
        • 1. The Malayan Emergency >
          • 1. What triggered conflict in Malaya?
          • 2. How did the Emergency evolve?
          • 3. Why was the insurgency defeated?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Emergency?
          • 5. Summary: Why was communism defeated?
        • 2. The Korean War >
          • 1. What caused the Korean War?
          • 2. How did the Korean War evolve?
          • 3. How was the Korean War resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Korean War?
          • 5. Summary: Was the Korean War a turning point?
        • 3. The French Indochina War >
          • 1. What caused the French Indochina War?
          • 2. How did the French Indochina War evolve?
          • 3. How was the war in Indochina resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Indochina War?
          • 5. Summary: What accounts for the French defeat?
        • 4. The Vietnam War >
          • 1. What caused the Vietnam War?
          • 2. How did the Vietnam War evolve?
          • 3. How was the Vietnam War resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Vietnam War?
          • 5. Summary: Was the Vietnam War inevitable?
        • 5. The Cambodian Civil War >
          • 1. What caused the Cambodian Civil War?
          • 2. How did the Cambodian Civil War evolve?
          • 3. How was the Civil War resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Cambodian Civil War?
          • 5. Summary: Who can be blamed for events in Cambodia?
        • 6. The Soviet Afghan War >
          • 1. Why did the USSR invade Afghanistan?
          • 2. How did the Soviet-Afghan war evolve?
          • 3. How was the Soviet Union defeated?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Soviet-Afghan war?
          • 5. Summary: Why did the USSR withdraw?
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5. Summary: Was the Korean War a turning point?

Activity 1 - Which events should we revise?


  1. Mind-Map - Create a concept-map using Padlet, Mindmup or any other similar mind-mapping tool (or create a sketchnote by hand!). In the middle write ‘The Korean War 1950-53’.
  2. Summarise - Now fill in your mind-map with key historical information and facts about the main events of the unit. Review your notes and summarise using the following headings and events:
    1. Causes - Red Scare, Soviet atomic bomb, Loss of China, Failure of Joint Commission for Korea, Division of Korea, Border Clashes, Nature of DPRK/ROK, Withdrawal of Soviet/US troops, Dean Acheson’s Perimeter Speech, Role of Stalin and Mao
    2. Course - First Phase (June 1950-Oct 1950): US Response, US 8th Army, MacArthur, UN Response, Resolution 82/83/84, Fall of Seoul, NKPA Blitzkrieg, Battle of Busan Perimeter, Battle of Incheon, Second Battle for Seoul, Shift to Rollback, Pursuit to Yalu River. Second Phase (Oct 1950-July 1951): Five Chinese Phase Offensives, Truman threatens Nuclear Weapons, Shift to Limited War, General Ridgway Reforms, Move to Attrition, UNC Counter-offensives, MacArthur’s public attacks on Truman and dismissal. Third Phase (July 1951-July 1953): Ceasefire talks begin, Kaesong Talks, five item road map, line of control issue, POW issue, see-saw battles, MacArthur Hearings, Election of Eisenhower, Death of Stalin, Panmunjom Agreement, Opposition of Syngman Rhee, Kansas Line, DMZ, NNRC.
    3. Resolution - Kaesong Talks and Five-Point Roadmap: agenda, ceasefire line, supervisory arrangements, pows, political settlement, repatriation issue, NNSC, MAC, Eisenhower’s visit, Massive Retaliation and Brinkmanship, Role of Stalin in blocking talks, Death of Stalin, Atomic threats, Opposition of Rhee, Korean Armistice Agreement, DMZ, Failure of Geneva Conference.
    4. Impact - Casualties, DPRK: Economic damage, Stalinist Reconstruction, Juche/Chollima, Collectivisation, Nationalisation, Consolidation of Kim Il Sung’s power, purges of rivals, cult of personality. ROK: Economic damage, US Aid, Rhee’s consolidation of power, April Revolution 1960, Military Coup 1961, Park Chung-hee’s reforms, Miracle on the Han River, ROK/US Mutual Defense Treaty 1953, Korea-Japan Treaty 1965, DPRK hostility. PRC: War costs, delays to Five-Year Plan, Peng Dehuai, Failure over Taiwan. USSR: New military technology, Tension with China, Failure in CW, European Rearmament. USA: NSC-68, Military Spending, NATO Rearmament, Containment in Asia, ANZUS/SEATO, Treaty of San Francisco, Disillusionment with Truman’s Policies, MacArthur Hearings, Presidential Election, Eisenhower Threats.
  3. Revise - Use your mind maps to help you revise the historical content for your upcoming assessment and final exams. Make sure you store a copy with your other revision materials.

Activity 2 - What was our inquiry?


  1. Recall -  Examine the statement of inquiry for this unit again and consider how it applies to what you’ve studied:
    1. The consequences of modern wars are far reaching, highlighting the interconnected nature of the global system
  2. Analyse - With a partner, discuss how this statement of inquiry could be applied to the Korean War. Consider the following questions:
    1. Connect - How is the statement of inquiry connected to what you have studied?
    2. Extend - Does the statement of inquiry extend your thinking about the Korean War in any way?
    3. Challenge - What is challenging or confusing about the statement of inquiry? 
  3. Discuss - Does the statement of inquiry apply to the Korean War? What other events in history might it also apply to?
  4. Evaluate - What were the most significant consequences of the Korean War?

Activity 3 - How might we be assessed?


  1. Essay Plan - Try practicing for your end of unit review by essay planning previous questions on this topic. Use this essay mark-scheme to help:
    1. Discuss the economic and political impact of the Korean War on the Korean peninsula. Nov 2019
    2. Discuss the impact of foreign intervention on the Korean War (1950–1953). Nov 2017
    3. To what extent were foreign powers responsible for the outbreak of the Korean War? Specimen Paper
    4. Evaluate the impact of foreign powers on the causes and development of the Korean War - Teacher Example
    5. “The Korean War wasn’t resolved for three years because Stalin didn’t want the war to end”. To what extent do you agree with this statement? - Teacher Example

Further Reading for Revision


OBLIGATORY READING
  1. Malkasian, C. (2001). Osprey Essential Histories: The Korean War 1950-1953
RECOMMENDED READING
  1. Website - Korean War Legacy - Understanding the origins and outcomes of the Korean War
SUPPLEMENTAL READING
  1. Thomas, N., & Abbott, P. (1986). Osprey Men at Arms: The Korean War 1950-1953

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        • 1. Causes of the Cold War >
          • 1. What role did ideology play in the Grand Alliance?
          • 2. How did wartime disagreements affect the alliance?
          • 3. Did Soviet expansionism end the alliance?
          • 4. Was US exceptionalism to blame?
          • 5. Did events in Asia exacerbate tensions?
          • 6. Were tensions over Germany the final straw?
          • 7. Summary: Who was to blame for the Cold War?
        • 2. Conflict & Confrontation >
          • 1. How did competition unfold in Asia?
          • 2. What conflicts emerged in Europe?
          • 3. How did the Cold War shape the Middle East?
          • 4. Were tensions in the Americas unexpected?
          • 5. Why did the Cold War spread to Africa?
          • 6. How did scientific change drive the conflict?
          • 7. Summary: Who won the global struggle?
        • 3. Detente and Coexistence >
          • 1. Did peaceful coexistence work?
          • 2. What did detente achieve?
          • 3. Why did detente fail?
          • 4. Summary: Was detente a failure?
        • 4. China and the Cold War >
          • 1. Why were Sino-Soviet relations so turbulent?
          • 2. How did Sino-American relations change?
          • 3. What other relations did China cultivate?
          • 4. Summary: When did China become a global power?
        • 5. End of the Cold War >
          • 1. Did the USSR decay from within?
          • 2. Did Ronald Reagan win the war?
          • 3. Was Mikhail Gorbachev to blame?
          • 4. What role did people power play?
          • 5. Why did the USSR finally collapse?
          • 6. Summary: Who, or what, ended the Cold War?
        • 6. Leaders, Crises and Nations >
          • 1. What was the impact of leaders?
          • 2. How significant were Cold War crises?
          • 3. In what ways were nations affected?
          • 4. Summary: What was the role of leaders, crises and nations?
        • Exam Questions
    • Paper 3 - Asia/Oceania >
      • Topic 9: Imperial Decline in East Asia 1860-1912
      • Topic 11: Japan 1912-1990
      • Topic 12: China and Korea 1910-1950
      • Topic 14: The People's Republic of China 1949-2005
      • Topic 15: Cold War Conflicts in Asia >
        • 1. The Malayan Emergency >
          • 1. What triggered conflict in Malaya?
          • 2. How did the Emergency evolve?
          • 3. Why was the insurgency defeated?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Emergency?
          • 5. Summary: Why was communism defeated?
        • 2. The Korean War >
          • 1. What caused the Korean War?
          • 2. How did the Korean War evolve?
          • 3. How was the Korean War resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Korean War?
          • 5. Summary: Was the Korean War a turning point?
        • 3. The French Indochina War >
          • 1. What caused the French Indochina War?
          • 2. How did the French Indochina War evolve?
          • 3. How was the war in Indochina resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Indochina War?
          • 5. Summary: What accounts for the French defeat?
        • 4. The Vietnam War >
          • 1. What caused the Vietnam War?
          • 2. How did the Vietnam War evolve?
          • 3. How was the Vietnam War resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Vietnam War?
          • 5. Summary: Was the Vietnam War inevitable?
        • 5. The Cambodian Civil War >
          • 1. What caused the Cambodian Civil War?
          • 2. How did the Cambodian Civil War evolve?
          • 3. How was the Civil War resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Cambodian Civil War?
          • 5. Summary: Who can be blamed for events in Cambodia?
        • 6. The Soviet Afghan War >
          • 1. Why did the USSR invade Afghanistan?
          • 2. How did the Soviet-Afghan war evolve?
          • 3. How was the Soviet Union defeated?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Soviet-Afghan war?
          • 5. Summary: Why did the USSR withdraw?
        • Exam Questions
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