Jane+Y.+-+Korean+War+Oral+History

media type="youtube" key="fFcorIoyCcw" height="385" width="480" align="left"Questions 1. Please give us a background information about yourself 2. How were you involved in the Korean War? 3. What was it like after Syngman Rhee was elected as the Korean President? 4. What did you think about UN getting involved with South Korea? Could you share any 5. knowledge about UN’s contributions in Korea? 6. What were you doing on June 25th when North Koreans invaded Korea. 7. What do you think about UN’s response to North Korea’s invasion? 8. How did the Korean War affect your life? 9. Did your family support the war? If so, how? Was anyone lost during the war? 10. Do you think Korea should be unified? Why or why not? 11. What would have happened in the absence of UN? 12. Could you share a couple of your most memorable experiences? 13. How did United States, China, and USSR shape the war?



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Reflection The historical significance of my interview on Korean War, is how we weren’t able to withstand the attack of another nation and had to receive help from foreign nations to protect our territory. In the interview, my grandfather mentioned how South Koreans were unprepared when North Koreans first invaded the southern part of Korea; North Koreans brought over 150 tanks, but South Koreans did not have a single tank that was ready for the war. South Korea underestimated and misjudged North Korea; they were not prepared for North Korea’s their sudden attack. As a result, Seoul was taken and South Korea was pushed to the far south of the peninsula. Also, he supported Syngman Rhee as the president, because he thought Mr. Rhee had useful international background and education, which made it easier to gain support from foreign nations, despite of Rhee’s action of wiping out the opposing side in the political government, he thought Mr. Rhee contributed in the fight against the communist. The Korean War affected almost everyone’s life on the peninsula during the period of time. The interview provide us with a different point of views towards United States. The interviewee’s experiences and surroundings shaped him to be more supportive towards the foreign powers that aided Korea to drive out the North Koreans. Listening to personal experiences during the war is extremely significant and made it sound more realistic. My grandfather’s contribution in the war remains as a part of Korea history, and by recording it I was able to learn some great details of Korean War.