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1. THE AFTERMATH DEMARCATION OF THE 38TH
PARALLEL
Jessica Blazas
Allyson Grant
Ms. Mancini
March 24th, 2011
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“38th Parallel North” Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. 2010-2011. Web.

2. THESIS STATEMENT
 As a goal of the United Nations to keep the peace
and to stop North Korea from invading South
Korea, the UN entered a conflict that expanded into
what they did not realize would be a problem to this
day.
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3. BRIEF HISTORY
THE 38TH PARALLEL
 Potsdam Conference, Germany, July 1945
 Formation of the United Nations
 Discussed peace agreements following WWII
 At the Moscow Conference, the US, Britain, and the
USSR discussed a five year trusteeship for Korea’s
future.
 The three country leaders decided South Korea would
be occupied by the US (democratic) and North Korea
would be occupied by the Soviets (communist).
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4. BRIEF HISTORY
THE INVASION
 In June 1950, North Korean troops, supplied by the
USSR, invaded its South Korean neighbors.
 President Truman feared North Korea would take over
and inspire other communist nations to invade
neighboring non-communist nations (The Domino
Theory).
 After the invasion, North Korean troops controlled
much of the peninsula.
 South Korean troops were pushed into Pusan.
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5. BRIEF HISTORY
INCHON AND THE CHINESE INVASION
 General Douglas MacArthur drafted “Operation
Chromite”
 A daring and controversial plan to invade the western
port city, Inchon.
 The successful invasion allowed the US, UN, and
South Korean troops to push North Korean troops
close to the Yalu River and recapture the South
Korean capital, Seoul.
 When the Chinese invaded at the Yalu River, there
was a stalemate along the original 38th Parallel
(July 1951-July 1953).
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6. Operation Chromite:
The Pusan Perimeter
Inchon Invasion
"American Experience . MacArthur . Korean Maps | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.
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7. SIGNIFICANCE
THE UNITED NATIONS
 The United Nations achieved its goal to make
peace between feuding nations and stop the spread
of communism.
 The National Security Council (NSC) was founded
on the idea of “stopping Communism expansion by
giving economic and military aid to various
countries.”
 The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
(UNODA) created treaties and agreements to stop
and ban the use of nuclear weapons in the
international community.
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8. SIGNIFICANCE
THE UNITED NATIONS: EGYPT AND LIBYA
"Egypt Protests." LUNEBORGSTAR. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.
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9. SIGNIFICANCE
NORTH VS. SOUTH KOREA ARMISTICE
 South Korean President, Syngman Rhee, refused
to sign a peace treaty that did not reunite his home
country.
 The agreement both countries signed is the only
truce that impedes North Korea and South Korea
(and the US) from entering another war.
 The agreement included a deferral to open hostilities,
the fixed demarcation line (demilitarized zone) and to
trade prisoners of war to their correct side.
 The 38th Parallel is a 2 ½ wide demilitarized zone
that still divides the two countries.
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10. SIGNIFICANCE
NORTH VS. SOUTH
North Korea South Korea
 North Korea has remained  South Korea has remained
communist and is supported democratic
by China and Russia.  Elected presidents serve for
 Several sanctions have a set number of years
been placed on North  As an ally of the US, has
Korea, especially by the US.
opened trade.
 The government does not
recognize the 38th Parallel  Modernized the US’s
as the border between the standards
two countries.
 North Korea lacks
modernization and
innovation.
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11. COMPARISON
North Korea South Korea
Axe, David. "North Korea Preps Hovercraft Assault Force | "Programs Brochure Education Abroad." Education
Danger Room | Wired.com."Wired.com. 3 Feb. 2011. Web. Abroad. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.
22 Mar. 2011.
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12. SIGNIFICANCE
TENSIONS
 Allied officers are still stationed in South Korea and
patrol the 38th Parallel.
 On November 29th, 1987, two agents, acting on
direct orders from Kim Jong-il, planted a bomb on a
South Korean airliner (South Korean Air Flight 858).
 The explosion killed 115 passengers.
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13. SIGNIFICANCE
TENSIONS
 On March 29th, 2010, South Korea blamed North
Korea over a sinking of a warship.
 On November 23rd, 2010, North Korea launched an
attack on South Korea, killing two soldiers.
 Both countries denied blame
 “Tuesday’s skirmish along the disputed frontier has
raised tensions between the rivals to their highest level
in more than a decade” (qtd. in “Yeonpyeong Charred”).
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14. SIGNIFICANCE
TENSIONS
 In early February, North Korea discontinued peace
and military talks with South Korea.
 The North Korean government accused South Korea of lacking
serious intent to improve relations.
 South Korea told North Korea that both countries cannot have a
high-level talk unless North Korea takes “sincere, responsible
measures” over recent attacks.
 North Korea accused South Korea of walking out of the meeting
after North Korea did not accept its demand.
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Steve Herman | Seoul February. "North Korea Rules Out Further
Military Talks With South | Asia | English." News | English. Web. 22
Mar. 2011.

15. CONCLUSION
“AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN WAR”
 The Korean War may not be up to par with World War I, World
War II, or the Vietnam War in the eyes of Americans, but the
struggles that the soldiers had to overcome were no different
than those in wars of other caliber. The American, British, French,
Canadian, and Australian men and women gave their lives for
others belonging to another nation, willingly, to better the South
Koreans’ lives and to save them from communist dictatorship. It
is sad to admit that many Americans do not know or care about
the events that took place in Korea. Since the war was merely a
shadow in the victory of WWII, Americans did not familiarize or
engross themselves in the ideas of why America even went to
war in the first place. After all, it is informally known as America’s
Forgotten War.
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"Korean War Memorial." Washington State Department of General Administration.
Web. 22 Mar. 2011.

17. SONGS
 “Suicide is Painless” by Johnny Mandel and Mike
Altman
 “The Weapon of Prayer” by the Louvin Brothers
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18. WORKS CITED
“38th Parallel North.” Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. 2010-2011.
Web.
Axe, David. “North Korea Preps Hovercraft Assault Force | Danger Room |
Wired.com.” Wired.com. Web.
“Bombed Jet, Woman Gets Death Penalty.” Globe & Mail [Toronto, Canada]
26 Apr. 1989: A8. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web.
Fitzgerald, Brian. The Korean War: America's Forgotten War. Minneapolis,
MN: Compass Point, 2006. Print.
Foster, Peter. “Korean Talks End in Deadlock with North.” Montreal Gazette -
Breaking News, Quebec, Opinion, Multimedia & More. Web.
“Korean War Memorial.” General Administration: State of Washington. 2006.
Web.
Paschall, Rod. Witness to War: Korea. New York, NY: Berkley Pub. Group,
1995. Print.
Sang-Hun, Choe. “South Korea Publicly Blames the North for Ship’s
Sinking.” The New York Times. 19 May 2010. Web.
Smitha, Frank E. “The Korean War.” MacroHistory : World History. 2001-
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2011. Web.

19. WORKS CITED CONT
 Summers, Harry G. Korean War Almanac. New York: Facts on File, 1990.
Print.
 “UN Rights Council Recommends Suspending Libya, Orders Inquiry into
Abuses.” Welcome to the United Nations: It's Your World. 25 Feb. 2011. Web.
 “United Nations Security Council.” Welcome to the United Nations: It's Your
World. 2011. Web.
 “UNODA Nuclear Weapons Home Page.” Welcome to the United Nations: It's
Your World. Web.
 “The World’s Most Complex Borders ~ North Korea/South Korea | Wide Angle
| PBS.” PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. 26 July 2005. Web.
 “Yeonpyeong Charred, Desolate After N. Korea Attack : NPR.” NPR : National
Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts : NPR. 25 Nov.
2010. Web.
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20. IMAGES CITED
 “38th Parallel North” Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. 2010-2011.
Web.
 Axe, David. "North Korea Preps Hovercraft Assault Force | Danger Room |
Wired.com."Wired.com. 3 Feb. 2011. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.
 "Egypt Protests." LUNEBORGSTAR. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.
 "Korean War Memorial." Washington State Department of General
Administration. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.
 "Programs Brochure Education Abroad." Education Abroad. Web. 22 Mar.
2011.
 Steve Herman | Seoul February. "North Korea Rules Out Further Military
Talks With South | Asia | English." News | English. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.
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