the plan

06.04 SWBS Chart
The "Somebody-Wanted-But-So" chart is an excellent way to summarize important information from history. In it, you identify a person or group of people; their goal, need, or want; what conflict of interest stood in the way; and the outcome. This strategy works great because history depends on the needs, wants, and actions of humans. Use the chart to show your understanding of people, countries, and organizations in the Korean War.
Part 1 – Complete the following chart using information from the lesson.
The Korean War Chart
Somebody ...
Wanted ...
But ...
So ...
North Korea
To unite both halves of Korea under Communist rule. The United Nations interfered with their invasion. The Korean war began. General MacArthur To defeat the North
Korean army.

The North Koreans were to strong to take head on.

He got permission to lead a mission to ambush them from behind while other
UN troops continued to fight them head on, thus trapping the North
Korean army.

President Truman To keep the UN troops away from the Chinese border, so that there was less of a chance that China would enter the war.

General MacArthur didn’t listen and the
Chinese entered the war, causing the war to last much longer than it might have if the
Chinese hadn’t entered the war.

President Truman fired General
MacArthur for going against his orders.

China The UN troops to stay away from the border between
China and North
Korea.

MacArthur and his
UN troops were extremely close to the Chinese border.

More than 300,000
Chinese troops moved to assist
North Korea.

United Nations To restore peace in both North and
South Korea as soon as possible.

Chinese troops were preparing to join the war in favor of North Korea.

The UN had to come up with a plan. Part 2 – You will create four paragraphs, one for each question below. Each response must be in your own words and in complete sentences as well as include evidence from the lesson.
1) How did General Douglas MacArthur react to the events in Korea? What was his stance on the Korean War?
General Douglas MacArthur was the leader of the UN troops. He took some of the UN troops and ambushed the North Korean forces from behind, thus trapping the North Koreans between them and the UN forces on the front-lines. He also wanted to invade China in order to reestablish a democratic political system in China.
2) How did President Truman respond to the events in Korea? What was his stance on the Korean War?
President Truman assigned General Douglas MacArthur as the leader of the UN troops. Truman wanted to restore peace in North and South Korea as soon as possible. Under no circumstances did Truman want to give the Chinese a reason to enter the war. He wanted MacArthur to stay away from the Chinese border.
3)Which leader's actions were the most justifiable—General McArthur's or President Truman's? Support your claim with evidence from the lesson.
I believe that President Truman’s actions were the most justifiable because General MacArthur disobeyed Truman’s orders by approaching the Chinese border when he was specifically warned to stay away from that border. Because General MacArthur disobeyed Truman’s orders, the Chinese entered the war and the war lasted a lot longer than it would have needed to.
4) Would the outcome of the Korean War have been different had General MacArthur not been fired? Why or why not? Support your claim with evidence from the lesson.
No, I do not believe that the outcome of the Korean War would have been different because the Chinese had already entered the war long before MacArthur was fired and it was MacArthur’s fault that the Chinese had even entered the war. MacArthur probably would have just made even more of a mess if he hadn’t been fired.