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Year 11
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Consequences of the Korean War
I can explain the significance of the Korean War.
New
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Year 11
AQA
Consequences of the Korean War
I can explain the significance of the Korean War.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The Korean War ended in 1953.
- The USA rollback strategy failed during the Korean War.
- The Korean War was a proxy war between the USA and USSR.
- Proxy wars allowed the superpowers to avoid direct conflict.
- Soviet influence over China grew during and immediately after the war.
Keywords
Armistice - an agreement to stop fighting that is made between two countries
38th parallel - the pre-war border between North Korea and South Korea
Strategy - a plan that you use to achieve something
Proxy war - a conflict where some groups fight on behalf of a larger country, which does not participate directly itself
Common misconception
The USSR only experienced benefits from the Korean War.
Some new strains were created in Sino-Soviet relations due to limits on assistance from the USSR which were intended to avoid a direct conflict between the Soviets and Americans.
Get students to also consider why the Korean War may not be considered significant: students may consider the question of immediate change. This could then be extended to an evaluation of the level of significance the war had for the Cold War.
Teacher tip
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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6 Questions
Q1.
Complete the sentence: An in the Korean War occurred after the US became involved.
Q2.
Which country led an invasion that triggered the Korean War?
South Korea
USA
USSR
Q3.
Who advised President Truman to launch a nuclear attack on China?
Marshal Joseph Stalin
Chairman Mao Zedong
Q4.
Which word describes a situation in which neither group involved in a conflict can win or get an advantage?
Q5.
What would have meant an 'appeasement of communism' in the eyes of many Americans?
invading North Korea
invading South Korea
not invading South Korea
Q6.
When did China join the Korean War?
August 1950
September 1950
November 1950
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6 Questions
Q1.
Write the missing word: The Korean War has been often considered the first proxy war between the during the Cold War.
Q2.
The USA had a roll back strategy in Korea. What was this strategy?
trying to stop the spread of communism to countries
trying to destabilise capitalist countries
Q3.
Complete the sentence: The pre-war border between North and South Korea was located on the...
Q4.
How did President Eisenhower decide to manage the Korean War in 1953?
decided to continue the proxy war
accepted Soviet control over all of Korea
Q5.
How did the USSR participate in the Korean War?
sent an army once China was threatened
readied nuclear weapons to be used by North Korea
Q6.
How did the Korean War put strain on Sino-Soviet relations?
Stalin agreed to support China, then went back on his word.
Stalin fully supported China but did not do anything to prove it.
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