The Korean War: An Interactive Modern History Adventure
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Michael Burgan
Michael Burgan has written more than 250 books for children and young adults. His specialty is history, with an emphasis on biography. A graduate of the University of Connecticut with a degree in history, Burgan is also a produced playwright and the editor of The Biographer’s Craft, the newsletter for Biographers International Organization. He first started writing for children as an editor at Weekly Reader before beginning his freelance career in 1994. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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The Korean War - Michael Burgan
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ABOUT YOUR
ADVENTURE
YOU are living in 1950, when North Korea shocks the world by invading South Korea. The United States sends troops to help South Korea. How will you be involved in the coming war?
In this book you’ll explore how the choices people made meant the difference between life and death. The events you’ll experience really happened.
Chapter One sets the scene. Then you choose which path to read. Follow the links at the bottom of each page. After you finish one path, go back and read the others. Use your device’s back buttons or page navigation to jump back to your last choice. Then try a different link for a new adventure.
YOU CHOOSE the path you take through history.
For the best You Choose experience,
view in portrait (vertical) orientation.
CHAPTER 1
Invasion in Korea
Like many people, you’re stunned when North Korea invades South Korea on June 25, 1950. The two countries were once a joint independent nation. But in 1910 Korea came under Japanese rule.
Japan ruled harshly until the United States and its allies defeated the Japanese in 1945, ending World War II (1939–1945). The Allies included the Soviet Union, which has since split into Russia and 14 other countries. After the war Soviet troops held the northern part of the Korean peninsula, while American troops controlled the south. The 38th north parallel of latitude split the two regions.
United Nations troops crossing the 38th parallel, which split North and South Korea
The Soviets and the Americans didn’t trust each other. Americans believed Soviet leader Joseph Stalin wanted to spread Soviet communism around the world. Undercommunism, one political party controls the government, which owns most property and businesses. U.S. leaders saw communism as a threat to the world’s political and economic freedom.
After World War II, the United States and Soviet Union entered what was called the Cold War. Each side wanted to spread its form of government to other countries. Each wanted to stop the other from gaining more influence in world affairs. The war was cold
because the two countries didn’t fight each other. Instead each nation helped other countries in their wars. The first hot
war of the era came in Korea.
The capital cities of North and South Korea are about 100 miles apart.
Communist leader Kim Il Sung and his allies took control of northern Korea. Syngman Rhee was the top political leader in the south. He strongly opposed communism. In 1948 Rheewon the first presidential election in the newly independent Korea. But the northern Koreans rejected the election and Rhee’s victory. Kim and the communists then formed their own government.
Syngman Rhee, who was president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960, displays the Korean flag.
Kim wanted to reunite the country under his rule. That desire led to North Korea’s surprise attack on the south. Kim convinced Joseph Stalin to support the invasion. Another communist nation, China, also backed it. The United States supported South Korea. The United Nations (UN) also agreed to help the south, and 15 nations eventually sent troops to Korea.
You hoped World War II would be