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Korean War Map Activity
Follow along with 25 steps to turn your blank map into an
information-packed resource
STEP 1: Draw and label the
38th parallel
This was the temporary
partition between the two halves
of the Korean Peninsula. Elections
were to be held to unify the
country in 1950.
38th parallel
STEP 2: Label North Korea
This region was
controlled by Kim Il Song, leaning
toward communism.
NORTH
KOREA
38th parallel
STEP 3: Label South Korea
This region was occupied
by the United States after World
War 2, and was opposed to
communism.
NORTH
KOREA
38th parallel
SOUTH
KOREA
STEP 4: Label the Sea of Japan
The United States still had
large portions of it’s navy in the
Pacific after WWII and had access to
the Sea of Japan.
NORTH
KOREA
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
SOUTH
KOREA
STEP 5: Label the Korea Bay
The United States still
had large portions of it’s navy in
the Pacific after WWII and had
access to the Korea Bay.
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
SOUTH
KOREA
STEP 6: Label the Yellow Sea
The United States still
had large portions of it’s navy in
the Pacific after WWII and had
access to the Yellow Sea.
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
Yellow
Sea
SOUTH
KOREA
STEP 7: Trace and label the
Yalu River
This river was a natural
border between China and North
Korea.
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
Yellow
Sea
SOUTH
KOREA
STEP 8: Label China
CHINA
Korea
Bay
Mao completed a
communist revolution in China in
1949 and the nation would play a
role in the Korean War.
NORTH
KOREA
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
Yellow
Sea
SOUTH
KOREA
STEP 9: Trace and label the
Ussuri River
CHINA
This river was the natural
border between China and the
southern tip of Russia.
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
Yellow
Sea
SOUTH
KOREA
STEP 10: Label Russia
CHINA
Korea
Bay
The Soviets would also
play a role in the Korean War.
NORTH
KOREA
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
Yellow
Sea
SOUTH
KOREA
STEP 11: Label Japan
CHINA
Korea
Bay
The U.S. Military still
occupied parts of Japan (since
WWII), and was readily available
to intervene in Korea if needed.
NORTH
KOREA
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
Yellow
Sea
SOUTH
KOREA
JAPAN
STEP 12: Label Pyongyang
CHINA
Korea
Bay
This was the capital of
communist North Korea.
NORTH
KOREA
Pyongyang
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
Yellow
Sea
SOUTH
KOREA
JAPAN
STEP 13: Label Seoul
CHINA
Korea
Bay
This was the capital of
democratic South Korea.
NORTH
KOREA
Pyongyang
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
Seoul
Yellow
Sea
SOUTH
KOREA
JAPAN
STEP 14: Indicate the extent
of the initial North Korean
invasion of the South.
CHINA
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Pyongyang
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
Seoul
Yellow
Sea
SOUTH
1
KOREA
1 1) North pushes
into the South
1
JAPAN
STEP 15: Make a note of UN
Resolution 83.
CHINA
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Pyongyang
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
Seoul
Yellow
Sea
SOUTH
1
KOREA
1 1) North pushes
into the South
1
2) UN Resolution 83 calls for
nations to help South Korea
JAPAN
STEP 16: Indicate the UN
amphibious landing in
Incheon.
CHINA
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Pyongyang
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
3) UN landing
in Incheon 3
Yellow
Sea
Seoul
Incheon
SOUTH
1
KOREA
1 1) North pushes
into the South
1
2) UN Resolution 83 calls for
nations to help South Korea
JAPAN
STEP 17: Indicate the extent
UN forces pushing toward
the Chinese border.
CHINA
4) UN forces push
4 toward China
4 4
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Pyongyang
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
3) UN landing
in Incheon 3
Yellow
Sea
Seoul
Incheon
SOUTH
1
KOREA
1 1) North pushes
into the South
1
2) UN Resolution 83 calls for
nations to help South Korea
JAPAN
STEP 18: Indicate the
Chinese intervening into the
conflict on behalf of the
North Koreans.
CHINA
5) Chinese & N.K.
5
forces push south
5
4) UN forces push
4 toward China
4 4
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Pyongyang
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
3) UN landing
in Incheon 3
Yellow
Sea
Seoul
Incheon
SOUTH
1
KOREA
1 1) North pushes
into the South
1
2) UN Resolution 83 calls for
nations to help South Korea
JAPAN
STEP 19: Indicate the extent
of the Chinese/North
Korean push back toward
the South. (they also went further
CHINA
5) Chinese & N.K.
5
forces push south
5
into South Korea in 1952 and 1953)
4) UN forces push
4 toward China
4 4
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Pyongyang 6
6
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
3) UN landing
in Incheon 3
Yellow
Sea
Seoul
Incheon
SOUTH
1
KOREA
1 1) North pushes
into the South
1
2) UN Resolution 83 calls for
nations to help South Korea
JAPAN
STEP 20: Draw and label the
new border & Demilitarized
Zone (DMZ) near the
original 38th parallel.
CHINA
5) Chinese & N.K.
5
forces push south
5
4) UN forces push
4 toward China
4 4
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Pyongyang 6
6
7) DMZ
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
3) UN landing
in Incheon 3
Yellow
Sea
Seoul
Incheon
SOUTH
1
KOREA
1 1) North pushes
into the South
1
2) UN Resolution 83 calls for
nations to help South Korea
JAPAN
STEP 21: Lightly shade in
North Korea
CHINA
5) Chinese & N.K.
5
forces push south
5
4) UN forces push
4 toward China
4 4
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Pyongyang 6
6
7) DMZ
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
3) UN landing
in Incheon 3
Yellow
Sea
Seoul
Incheon
SOUTH
1
KOREA
1 1) North pushes
into the South
1
2) UN Resolution 83 calls for
nations to help South Korea
JAPAN
STEP 22: Lightly shade in
South Korea using a
different color
CHINA
5) Chinese & N.K.
5
forces push south
5
4) UN forces push
4 toward China
4 4
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
Pyongyang 6
6
7) DMZ
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
3) UN landing
in Incheon 3
Yellow
Sea
Seoul
Incheon
SOUTH
1
KOREA
1 1) North pushes
into the South
1
2) UN Resolution 83 calls for
nations to help South Korea
JAPAN
STEP 23: Make a note of the
ceasefire of 1953
CHINA
5) Chinese & N.K.
5
forces push south
5
4) UN forces push
4 toward China
4 4
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
8) A ceasefire was
agreed on in 1953
Pyongyang 6
6
7) DMZ
Sea of
Japan
38th parallel
3) UN landing
in Incheon 3
Yellow
Sea
Seoul
Incheon
SOUTH
1
KOREA
1 1) North pushes
into the South
1
2) UN Resolution 83 calls for
nations to help South Korea
JAPAN
STEP 24: Make note of the
perpetual tensions on the
peninsula
CHINA
5) Chinese & N.K.
5
forces push south
5
4) UN forces push
4 toward China
4 4
Korea
Bay
NORTH
KOREA
8) A ceasefire was
agreed on in 1953
Pyongyang 6
6
7) DMZ
Sea of
9) Tensions remain
Japan
to this day
38th
3) UN landing
in Incheon 3
Yellow
Sea
Seoul
Incheon
SOUTH
1
KOREA
parallel
1 1) North pushes
into the South
1
2) UN Resolution 83 calls for
nations to help South Korea
JAPAN
STEP 25: On the back of your
map, answer this question in
3-5 sentences:
CHINA
5) Chinese & N.K.
5
forces push south
5
4) UN forces push
4 toward China
4 4
Korea
Bay
What were the causes, major turning
points, and consequences of the
Korean War?
NORTH
KOREA
8) A ceasefire was
agreed on in 1953
Pyongyang 6
6
7) DMZ
Sea of
9) Tensions remain
Japan
to this day
38th
3) UN landing
in Incheon 3
Yellow
Sea
Seoul
Incheon
SOUTH
1
KOREA
parallel
1 1) North pushes
into the South
1
2) UN Resolution 83 calls for
nations to help South Korea
JAPAN