Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: The Korean War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are given an opportunity to look at two textbooks recalling the same event, but one is written in and for North Korean schools and the other in and for South Korean schools. After reviewing the...
Primary
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: North Korea August 1956 Plenum Incident

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of documents examines the post-Korean War disputes and debates within the Korean Workers' Party which culminated in the 1956 August Plenum.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the main events of the Korean War.
Website
Other

The Korean War Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains personal accounts of the war, a listing of those lost during the conflict, numerous maps, and more.
Website
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about and revise the Korean War with Bitesize GCSE History.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the first hot war in the Cold War: Korea.
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Other

Pacific University: Examining the Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
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...