NOW ONLINE Korean War Insights: Unfolding of Grave Miscalculations

The Korean War was the result of many grave miscalculations from North Korea’s certainty of a quick victory, to the U.S. belief that China would not enter the war and many other factors which still resonate today. Discuss the dilemmas facing the U.S. over the last decades starting with the Yalta Conference, Russia’s invasion of Manchuria, North Korea’s invasion of South Korea and the final intervention by China. How did the UN respond and what was MacArthur’s role in the struggle to regain U.S. control of South Korea? Conclude with insights into North Korea today and American strategy for dealing with this reclusive country. Each session includes light reading and an engaging PowerPoint presentation.