im doing a group project about the korean war.
we have to know:
who?
what?
when?
where?
why?
and how?
im responsible for why and how.
help please?
ive done research, but haven't gotten much.
easy 10 pts.
2007-02-22 16:19:16 · 8 answers · asked by SHANNON. 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Do your own homework. This assignment is a piece of cake! There are tons of websites and books out there that explain the war. Don't be lazy...jeez.
2007-02-22 16:27:52 · answer #1 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Overwhelming numbers of North Koreans, backed by the Russian's first then the Chinese wanted to reunite the peninsular.
It had been divided between the USSR and the US at the end of WW II.
Massive numbers of men poured across the board drive the lightly armed South Koreans and small US contingent back to the small area around Pusan ( now days Busan ) in the South East.
2007-02-22 16:34:34 · answer #2 · answered by Murray H 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try Robert Leckie's the Wars of America.
2007-02-22 19:37:26 · answer #3 · answered by travis_a_duncan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who - N. Kor, S. Kor, China, Russia, US/UN
What - Cold War proxy conflict
When - 50s
Where - Korean peninsula
Why - N. Koreans and Chinese streamed across demarcation between North and South, drove Koreans and Americans down to the beach at Inchon
How - Sent democratic troops to Inchon and fought to a stalemate.
2007-02-22 16:27:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
who: Scandinavians
what: Hockey championship
when: 1873
where: Pluto
why: not enough ice
how: with papier mache
The point is: you really need to do more research and not use Yahoo! Answers as a place to do your research. Anyone could give you answers and they may or may not be correct. Good luck.
2007-02-22 16:26:36 · answer #5 · answered by Debra G 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
unbelievable how many people on this site are so lazy to not be able to go to the library or even look up plentiful information on the internet. Go to wikipedia.com and your get plenty of information.
south korea and U.S. vs. north korean / china / soviet union
proxy war during cold war
think domino effect
not officially a war: "police action"
not officially over: officially a cease fire
2007-02-22 16:25:07 · answer #6 · answered by lakewood_lefty 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The one in the 50's or the one upcomming
2007-02-22 16:49:09 · answer #7 · answered by JOHN D 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It began as an effort to stop the spread of communism and the oppression and murder and genocide that comes with it.
2007-02-22 16:30:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋