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Pacific University: Examining the Korean War
A basic introduction to the Korean War covering general facts of the war. Content also includes book reviews dealing with the war, interviews with military men involved in the action, maps, and a senior thesis discussing the treatment of...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Korean War for Kids
History Questions: Korean War Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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The Origins of the Korean War: From the Soviet Archives
Three conclusions brought on by newly unclassified documents from the Soviet archives. Offers new interpretations on the beginning of the Korean War, including Stalin's opposition to war.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Korean War
A quick overview of the Korean War, its causes, outcome, and its role in the Cold War.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Korean War Memorial
A description of the Korean War Veterans Memorial, which is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Center for Educational Technologies
Nasa Classroom of the Future: Korean Enigma: Korea Divided
Explores the historical events that took place between the United States and the USSR to bring about the political division of Korea on the 38th parallel into north and south after the end of World War II.
Library of Congress
Loc: Experiencing War: Prisoners of War
Online presentation of personal narratives includes remembrances from former POWs held captive in Germany, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Harry Truman
The National Portrait Gallery explores presidendtial actions in regard to the Cold War. Click on Harry Truman to see what actions and decisions he made during his term of office. Read about his meeting with Joseph Stalin at Potsdam, the...
History Link
History Link: Korean Americans in King County
Fascinating history of Korean Americans in the Seattle/King County area. Includes the basics of Korean history and some short biographies of prominent Korean Americans.
Teaching American History
Teaching American History: Gen Douglas Mac Arthur Defends His Conduct
Read the speech General MacArthur gave to the Congress after President Truman removed him from command in the Korean War in which he explained his actions during the war.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: The Price of Freedom: Americans at War
View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes...
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2nd Infantry Division During Korean War: Bloody Ridge
Contains information on the battle at Bloody Ridge and the involvement of the 2nd infantry division in the battle.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Chapter Ii: The House Divided
This resource provides information on the period in Korea just before the Korean War, and on the partition of Korea by the United States and the Soviet Union.
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada: Heroes Remember Interview
Search this data base and view interviews with veterans who recount their experiences in the First, Second, South African and Korean Wars. The data base may be searched by war, geographic location, campaign, branch, unit or occupation....
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: North Korea August 1956 Plenum Incident
This collection of documents examines the post-Korean War disputes and debates within the Korean Workers' Party which culminated in the 1956 August Plenum.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Chapter Xiii: The Chinese Take a Hand
This resource provides information on the involvement of Chinese troops during the Korean War.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Truman: Foreign Affairs
This site gives a great overview of the early Cold War under President Truman. Describes relations with the Soviet Union, the atomic bomb, actions in western Europe, and the Korean War. A great piece that gives the reader a fantastic...
US Navy
Naval History and Heritage: History of Naval Operations, Korea
The official Navy history on the role of the United States Navy in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. First published in 1962.
Ducksters
Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Korean War
Kids learn the history of the war fought between North Korea and South Korea with the United States, China, and the Soviet Union.
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Nashville Public Library Digital Collection: Veterans History Project Collection
A collection of oral history interviews and artifacts from veterans from Nashville, Tennessee and Davidson County, Tennessee. Most of the material and interviews come from World War II veterans, but a few are from later wars, including...
Library of Congress
Loc: Women at War: Stories From the Veterans History Project
The Library of Congress highlights the experiences of many women veterans who fought in American wars. The collection features women from four wars; World War II, Persian Gulf, Vietnam, and Korea. Provides photographs, video and audio...
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Inter Korean Competition, 61 70
This collection of documents tracks inter-Korean relations from the time of the Park Chung Hee coup in 1961 through the opening of the inter-Korean dialogue in 1970.
Rutgers University
Rutgers Oral History Archive
This archive records the personal experiences of the American men and women who served on the homefront and overseas during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War. Also offers resources on the men and women who...
Digital History
Digital History: Origins of the Cold War
A look at the origins of the Cold War by examining primary sources. Questions to think about are included to check understanding.
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