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Korean War Student ActivityDOCUMENT 1 is from a 1966 Soviet study of the Korean War, as noted in The Korean War:No Victors, No Vanquished by Stanley Sandler (1999).“The correlation of forces between North and South Korean forces (on the eve of battle)was as follows: in number of troops, 1:2, number of guns, 1:2, machine guns, 1:7,submachine guns, 1:13, tanks, 1: 6.5 (actually the South Koreans had no tanks, justarmored cars), planes, 1:6. The operational plan of the KPA (Korean Peoples’ Army)envisioned that North Korean troops would advance 15 – 20 kilometers per day and wouldin the main, complete military activity within 22 - 27 days…specific towns and cities arecited, with the days for their anticipated capture: Taejon, Seoul, Osan, Kwangju, and withPusan, the end of the war…”According to the statistics and plans, which country holds a military advantage? Explain.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Look at the map on Document 2. What directions would the North Korean forces take in aninvasion of South Korea?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Consider the source of the document. What is the importance of the connection between thesource and North Korea?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DOCUMENT 2 is an announcement from Kim Il-Sung, the Leader of North Korea andSyngman Rhee, the President of South Korea, and a map of the invasion and counter-strike thatled to the Korean War, courtesy of the Department of National Defense, Government ofCanada. “The South Korean puppet clique has rejected all methods for peaceful reunification proposedby the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and dared to commit armed aggression… northof the 38th parallel. The DPRK ordered a counterattack to repel the invading troops. The SouthKorea puppet clique will be held responsible for whatever results may be brought about by thisdevelopment.”Kim Il-Sung, June 25, 1950“The Communists have invaded…our soldiers are fighting courageously, but they lackweapons. Please ask the U.S. to hasten the delivery of arms (weapons) to us.”Syngman Rhee, June 24, 1950According to this document, what is the main difference between the text of Kim Il-Sung andSyngman Rhee?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Using the map, and the information from Document 2, what started the Korean War?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________DOCUMENT 3 is a list of countries supplying military and humanitarian aid to South Koreaand from a speech by Harry Hopkins, member of the British Parliament.United Nations Forces during the Korean War United States New Zealand Belgium United Kingdom South Africa Ethiopia Canada Greece Luxembourg Turkey France Australia Thailand ColombiaMedical SupportDenmarkItalyIndiaNorwaySweden“I should like to remark…that we are, in fact, witnessing something quite unique in theenforcement by arms of collective security by a world organization…that is something thathas never before occurred in the history of the world and it is, at least, a consolation that weare moving along the lines toward an international police force.”According to this document, what made the Korean War unique?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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