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The Korean War: History
Contains in-depth information about the Korean War. Includes links to Korean War maps, a Korean War timeline, sites discussing the battles of the war, weapons used in the Korean War, and a photo documentary of the war.
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Butler Center for Arkansas Studies: Forgotten: The Arkansas Korean War Project
To preserve the memory of the 6000 plus Arkansans who served in the Korean War, a project has been undertaken to gather and preserve all Arkansas-related Korean War related materials.
Digital History
Digital History: The Korean War and General Mac Arthur [Pdf]
Use this lesson plan to assess President Truman's decision to relieve General MacArthur of his command in the Korean War. Find Truman's goals for the war as opposed to MacArthur's and read each man's speech supporting his ideas. [pdf]
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Korean War
The Korean War is discussed in full in the course of the site. It discusses the causes of the war, air and naval activity, the land war, and more.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Korean War, 1950 1953
A collection of primary source documents related to the Korean War. Obtained largely from Russian archives, the documents include reports on Chinese and Soviet aid to North Korea, allegations that America used biological weapons, and the...
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Newseum: War Stories
What is it like to be a war correspondent? This is an exhibit from the Newseum that explores what goes into the reporting of covering a war. Discusses the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, and...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Korean War Veterans Memorial
The official home page for the Korean War Veterans Memorial examines the history and the symbolism behind its features. It also contains a concise, year-by-year account of the United States' involvement in the Korean War. This site has...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Korean War
Learn about and revise the Korean War with Bitesize GCSE History.
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group
China News: Scholars Take Stock of the Korean War
If you are looking for a different perspective on the Korean War, this will work for you. This State Run site gives us the viewpoint of the Chinese and the North Koreans on the war. This is a good site to see how the other side of the...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: United States Army in the Korean War
This is a full-length book on the US Army involvement in the first year of the Korean War.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Inter Korean Relations After the War
This collection presents documents on inter-Korean relations from the end of the Korean War through the Park Chung Hee military coup.
Library of Congress
Loc: Veteran's History Project: The Art of War
The stories of wars told through artwork. The photographs, drawings, cartoons, paintings, etc. tell the stories of World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam.
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Cold War
[Free Registration/Login Required] A comprehensive social studies unit honing in on the Cold War. Students will rely on various resources covering topics like the Cuban Missile Crisis, Truman and MacArthur, and the Korean War, to analyze...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Primary Sources: Korea and the Cold War: A Case Study
An hour-long professional development workshop on teaching the Korean War and containment with primary sources. Features experienced teachers. Materials and a complete lesson plan are also available.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Korean War
Learn about the first hot war in the Cold War: Korea.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Korean War Photos
Features a pictorial view of the Korean War.
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The Korean War Project
This site contains personal accounts of the war, a listing of those lost during the conflict, numerous maps, and more.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wilson Center Digital Archives: Cold War History
Presents a historical survey of the cold war by using documents. Explores the documents through an interactive site as a pathway through history.
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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...
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.
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...
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.