53 Korean War Propaganda by Mason Montgomery

1. The crisis over Korea

 

Col. James Murray, Jr., USMC, and Col. Chang Chun San, of the North Korean Communist Army, initial maps showing the north and south boundaries of the demarcation zone, during the Panmunjom cease fire talks, 11 October 1951, F. Kazukaitis,Public Domain

Curriculum Context: VCE Unit 2 Modern History, Area of Study 1 (VCAA 2020)

 
Historical Context: The Korean War
Historical Thinking Concepts: Establish Historical Significance

 
Learning Intentions: Develop an understanding of the political and ideological tensions between the United States and the USSR in the years preceding the Korean War.

Identify the key factors that led to the division of Korea along the 38th parallel.

 

 

Activity

As a class, establish a timeline to build your understanding of the Korean War in the context of the Cold War.

Instructions

  • Form small groups of 2-4 students
  • Select a key political group to research and represent
  • Identify the key events that demonstrate their ideology, aims or contributions to the Korean War
  • Create an A3 poster displaying this information (any anything else related to the theme)
  • Each group will briefly explain their posters to the rest of the class as they place them on a colourful paper timeline on display in the classroom

Questions to aid comprehension:

  • Who took part?
  • What did they hope to achieve?
  • What resulted from this?
  • What was the impact on Korea?
  • What were the implications for Cold War relations?
  • What was the human cost and who bore it?

Resources

 

References

Chinnery, P. D. (2009). Korean Atrocity! Pen and Sword.

Cumings, B. (2010). The Korean war: A history (Vol. 33). Modern Library.

Edwards, P. (2013). United Nations participants in the Korean War: The contributions of 45 member countries. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers.

Gordenker, L.( 1958). The United Nations, The United States Occupation And The 1948 Election In Korea. Political Science Quarterly 73 (3): 426. doi:10.2307/2145848.

Leffler, M. & Painter, D.  (2010). Origins of the Cold War: An International History.  Routledge.

Otsuka, S &  Stearns, P.N (1999). Perceptions Of Death And The Korean War. War In History 6 (1): 72-87. doi:10.1177/096834459900600103.

VCAA. (2020). VCE Study Design: History 2022-2026. Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/history/Pages/index.aspx

 

The Korean War: Creating propaganda

 

Demoralization Leaflet 1040 Korean War, 1951, United Nations, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domian

 

Curriculum Context: VCE Unit 2 Modern History, Area of Study 1 (VCAA 2020)
Historical Context: The Korean War
Historical thinking Concepts: Construct historical arguments,

Use sources as evidence
Learning Intentions: Explore propaganda and understand its purpose and impact, The United Nations’ influence on the Korean War and the consequences for the Korean people and country.

Activity

In this activity you will creating some propaganda to explore and voice the different ideological perspectives of difference political forces throughout the Korean and Cold War.

Instructions

  • Form small groups.
  • Select a political group to represent.
  • Create a piece of propaganda that could have been used by your chosen political group during the cold war
  • Present your creation to the class and place it on the timeline to signify when you think it would have been most effectively used

Some mediums to consider:

  • Poster
  • Leaflet
  • Radio Broadcast

Resources to investigate

 

 

References

Clickview. (2015). Selling Ideologies – Cold War Propaganda, https://www.clickview.com.au/curriculum-libraries/video-details/?id=3716211&cat=3718163&library=tertiary

Digital Horizons. (2023) Korean War Propaganda Leaflets. https://digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/collection/ndsu-korea

Hoh, A. (2017). Korean War Propaganda Leaflet Collection at the Library of Congress, https://blogs.loc.gov/international-collections/2017/09/korean-war-propaganda-leaflet-collection-at-the-library-of-congress/

VCAA. (2020). VCE Study Design: History 2022-2026. Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/history/Pages/index.aspx

Wikipedia. (2023). Propaganda in South Korea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_in_South_Korea

 

 

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