SPECIFICATION INFORMATION:

•   AQA

  These webpages address the first section: 'Conflict in Korea' of the Paper 1 Conflict and tension in Asia, 1950-1975 specification and Scheme of Work.

  

Contents:

1.  Introduction

2.  Causes of the Korean War – The Cold War

3.  Causes of the Korean War Historiography

4.  Life in Korea

5.  Causes of the Korean War – Timeline

6.  War Breaks Out

7.  The USA Enters the War

8.  China Enters the War

9.  The End of the War

10.  Ceasefire and aftermath

13.  Korean Cascade - tf

14.  Self-test -tf

  

Click the yellow arrow for advice on:

• How to STUDY this topic:
  • 1.   Start by reading some easy sources – perhaps the Conflict in Korea 'starter' narrative in the ‘Going Deeper’ panel on this page, or maybe the summary page in the unit on the Cold War.  Get a grasp of the basic story.

    Make a list of key dates – leave space to add other dates you may discover during your studies. 

    It might be an idea to do this before you study this unit in class.

  • 2.   Work through the study sections above.  You can do this over time as you study the topics in lessons.
  • 3.   Study the historiography page to learn how historians have interpreted the causes of the War, and to consider what YOU think about the debates.