Have each group make a timeline and then read the remainder of the events leading up to the Korean War. Have students use their Korean maps to locate areas mentioned in the text. Read introduction to handout 8.2. Have students react to the reading. Have students read the story in handout 8.2. 5.
Groups can report to the class and discuss interpretations of the story.
The teacher should emphasize the attitudinal differences in American and Korean views on the conflict.