The Korean War Primary Source Analysis

Students will read and analyze excerpts from speeches on the Korean War by President Truman (1950) and General MacArthur (1951) by answering 25 questions. They will then respond to 5 overarching and comparison questions and a creative task. The answers are included where appropriate and this would work for a sub!

Sample questions include:
--Citing evidence from the text, where would a reference of sovereignty, or self-determination be most appropriate in the first 3 paragraphs of Truman’s excerpt and why? 
--Does Ridgeway support or oppose appeasement and why?
--Explain what Truman believes is being proven in the hard fighting.
--In what way could the communist defeat in Korea have been a turning point in achieving peace?
--Explain the meaning of the phrase, “any partisan cause.” 
--Did MacArthur support sending US troops into China, why or why not? 
--Describe the historical context MacArthur references regarding appeasement.
--Summarize the main point of the 4th paragraph.
--If you could title each speech, what would you choose and why?

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