Transcript Korean War NATO

War in Korea!
• After World War II,
Korea was divided
along the 38th parallel
of latitude.
• Communists controlled
North Korea, and the
United States backed
South Korea.
Korean War:
When communist North
Korea invaded South
Korea.
• The United States was
willing to go to war to
keep Communism from
spreading to this area.
• President Truman sent
U.S. troops over and
asked the United Nations
to help him.
• It was a hard fight, but
North Korea was finally
driven out of South
Korea.
United Nations troops tried to go farther north to
the Chinese border.
The Communist country of China attacked them
and killed many soldiers.
The end of the war
• In 1953, the Korean
War ended in a
stalemate (a tie with
no winner.)
• The border between
the two countries was
almost the same as
the original border
before the war.
Opposing
Alliances
· In 1949, the U.S.
formed an alliance
with 11 other
nations called the
North Atlantic
Treaty Organization
(NATO).
· The members of
NATO would defend
each other against
any Soviet
aggression.
NATO
Alliance formed to defend each other
against any Soviet aggression.
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
France
Great Britain
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
United States
Current NATO Members