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[@MildTen]

This is how I learned it. When the two Koreas were separated, it was the start of the Cold War. The Soviets wanted to spread their influence anywhere they could. United States, and U.N. (mainly U.S.) could not stand to see Communism spreading. Plus Korean's peninsula was seen as a bridge that connects Japan to rest of Asia. Even other parts of history: Mongolians, several Chinese empires, Japan empire and ect invaded the Korean peninsula as sort of a gateway. It's really sad.

[@8journey8]

This is an Excellent Teacher. Thank you for making it so clear....and interesting, I might add.

[@rachelortiz]

Thanks! Great job on explaining it clearly and concisely. God bless.

[@kinggeorgedental5766]

Kim Jong-il 's dad was Kim Il-sung, but Kim Jong-il died in 2011. The current ruler is Kim Jong-un ( Kim Il-sung's grandson). I now see the video was made shortly before Jong-Il he died.

[@VanillaDazzle]

+King George Dental and there's a correction pop up.

[@EastCoastGhost]

And now his son died too F in chat

[@Sorcerers_Apprentice]

I'm so happy you covered this, Khan. I recall reading that some major US electoral candidates who shall remain nameless didn't know the difference between North and South Korea. How can you decide major policy when you don't know basic world history and the names of your allies/enemies?

[@ItsXodious]

my modern american history teacher used this video to demonstrate to us a few weeks ago and we loved it! cant belive i found it again.

[@qwert173qwert]

This guy really knows what he's talking about. He sums it up and makes it easy to understand. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[@webkinzgeek18]

Thank you Sal for another awesome video!

[@deanoswell3302]

webkinzgeek18 . yeah... I also learnt so much. was not bogged down with details: but well - paced and lucid presentation by a deservedly confident orator | teacher ...I salute

[@Seasofdesolation]

Love this pretty informative and will serve me well in my college History classes I plan to take once I'm done with High school which is about in 5 months! Thanks!

[@Tifferi12]

Thank you! This Helped Me On My History IA :)

[@koreangirl5700]

I am glad that someone actually cares about the Korean War and its facts. Thank you for taking the time to post this video.

[@sebokaz]

Thank you for your lecture, I beleive its the best insight one can get on the subject in less then 20 minutes of time

[@IamE0N]

Excellent presentation -- showing this to my students during a class this afternoon. Thanks.

[@RishiRajx]

There is no such thing as pleasant Imperialism Imperialism is based on the idea of coercion and subjugation.

[@marianotorrespico2975]

Isn't Orientalism grand? The white Westerner chooses to not get it.

[@jizzle3rd]

Thank you. You guys are changing lives with khan ac

[@ToxaJart]

Thank you for the video!

[@kokuaguy]

Great lecture, Sal. Saw you on the Colbert Report, and this is my first chance to view your lectures. I'm a history buff. I was SO happy to hear you refer to NEW-CLEE-UR weapons, as opposed to the way so many have begun referring to them due to the influence over eight years of YOU KNOW WHO. B ^)

[@harshitraisingal9891]

Thank you so much sal Khan

[@joshualee3054]

extremely best history video ever!

[@paolaargote1393]

Thank you for ever!

[@Ibahz]

4 and 5 are pretty much the same when it comes to colleges awarding credit so good job!

[@neeharchandaka9412]

worth watching to me being a upsc aspirant..thanq..

[@JustJ1m]

Very nice video. Helped a huge amount for revision for my AS History exam tomorrow.

[@theboiwhohasnoname]

Thanks helped alot

[@intemister]

Exam in 3 hours :O Thank you Salman!

[@trueelias2462]

How did the exam go?

[@intemister]

@@trueelias2462 I think I got an A -thanks for asking!

[@ttyxo5426]

same.

[@petkogeorgiev3884]

Много добър урок за Корейската война, госпожа Топракчиева ме праща.

[@ELiiTEChannel]

thank you, ill just use this to my school presentasion

[@ClemRest986]

It's been like 5 years but did you pass?

[@vincentlabrecque2275]

I understand now the importance of an "opening" in any conclusion

[@Mr777SHALOM]

GOOD INFO...

[@AZNGoSu]

wow this video is AMAZING

[@TheYippa11]

thanks!

[@KenMorrison]

I love KhanAcademy

[@ROBLOXcall123]

Also Watch 71 Into the Fire. It's also a great korean war movie based on the battle of Pohang Girls Middle School, Where 71 student soldiers use it as a base and defend it.

[@krazyknowles]

Hi, Sal. Can I request? Can you make a long video or combine multiple videos to one and arrange mutually exclusive timelines paralleled so we get to understand the whole world history in just one video? Because some of the incidents would be connected to each other and it is difficult already to align your history videos and mentally connect the dots. It would make things a lot easier for us or at least for me If I am not being too selfish, Thank you! And please keep uploading your videos......!

[@TheCheshire2009]

Excellent video. I've also watched Bruce Cumings two parts on the Korean War. It's very good, too. I have extra interest in that war since my father was at Koje-do POW camp. He said it was a horror. Americans and the other U.N. forces were not prepared for the massive number of POWs they had. (Koje suddenly had a 175,000 or so prisoners.) And, the communists and anti-communists were at each others' throats, literally--executions at night when the guards wouldn't go in the compounds. A horror.

[@Ibahz]

This will be a great help on the AP US test.

[@china.2816]

Спасибо

[@frozenstrawbs]

yes!!

[@tejas7151]

Love you from India.

[@Eric-go7uw]

i think you need to make a video of the Japanese occupation of Korea that you mentioned in the beginning of the video

[@cola20845]

very imformative, do u have any other videos like this on other countries?

[@Hundimientodelviejoo]

He already is a teacher, he teachs tousands of people all over the world! If he where in a classroom his awesomness and knowledge could only be seen by a few.

[@lolofdoom]

not as in depth, but good enough. thanks khan!

[@Ibahz]

This should help on the AP Test!

[@Numatoy9]

may i thank you in releasing this video collection on you tube !! @ school i found history too complex or why does it affect who ? we are in today's world !! i now understand that it repeats if want to avoid aspects in man kind's world too which we live by law's rule's ect .ect simple understanding of the past can direct the future....war !! or defense !! you glide over many years !!! very well in this format !! Best Regards !!!

[@jimkerrigan09]

How is the Pusan perimeter the "Northeastern" corner, as stated? Looks like the Southeastern corner to me.

[@bobellis9068]

good catch

[@lolzzxz]

no i rather him staying on youtube... better than a teacher!!!! he gives the best teaching that i cant even describe it, whenever something confuses me, go to khanacademy and look it up, it would be all clear... stay on youtube !!! :)

[@Territomauvais]

Woot woot, more history. Just a suggestion- but I would love if you did most of the major & minor history of the world since the Scientific Revolution. Then, pre-Galilean history could be delved into. But to understand where we are today, the crucial period of understanding is the one in which most people lack true historical perspective...from Copernicus to Einstein... Keep it up Mr. Khan. Every video you put out is an achievement for education. An immortal several minutes of information.

[@Ibahz]

If the DBQ is about the korean war/vietnam war I will be Sal Khan's biggest admirer :D

[@catarinaahmed7250]

Thanx

[@noblessus]

Very interesting, I always wanted to read about why the two Koreas are enemies but was too lazy to look around. Khan simply made this to convenient to ignore. :D

[@harlowbee]

Thank you!! And I didn't realize how similar the Korean War was to the war in Vietnam...so many parallels..

[@BJrok]

This is excellent. I'm Korean so I approve this. ^^ Not many ppl know how brutal this war had been. Just kinda heard there was a war at one point in history in some small asian country. But in fact more ppl died during those three years than the whole Vietnam War. Let's face it. The cold war isn't over yet. F^%in' Sucks.

[@govtintervention]

what software/device are you using to make this video?

[@sockbot41]

very informitive.

[@soulj7sli7]

Great .

[@paulceltics]

this will help on AP WORLD

[@jessicakloos3709]

me ajudou muito

[@Kyattz]

I'm gonna take the CRCT very soon so I'm watching as many videos as I can!!!!!

[@duanedean6470]

My father was sent there around July 4th, through the Pusan perimeter out to the front line, (Taejon?). They retreated to around Namwon where a 2nd line was formed? Then later retreated again back to Naktong River. He was one of them that spear headed through( Punched through N, Korean Line) the U.S. pushed the N. Koreans until they retreated in which time, the group that spear headed had gotten captured by retreating N. Koreans and was a MIA, KIA, POW until around end of October. See 2nd part.

[@dhatipo]

lolz @ibahz was just thinking the same thing....the DBQ better be about the Korean war now..

[@LearnBangla]

Could you pls put some history lesson on South Asia. I'm bangladeshi girl raised in middle east and would love to know more details of my own history.

[@meshowme]

You missed a big chunk of information at the beginning of this video... Secretary dean Acheson gave a speech about Americas defense perimeter which excluded Korea... This is part of the reason the Soviets green lit the the North's invasion plan...

[@acuppachai]

My grandfather was in the Chosin Reservoir battle. Horrendous stuff. He is still alive and has told us about his experiences.

[@leehyeonyang4702]

You misspelled Busan to Pusan

[@caseyterrence1606]

please make videos on Japan's occupation on Korea and the Philippines

[@hannahhyunakim]

@ArtCrashxp theyre soo many good movies like taegukgi and into the fire. i sooo agree

[@inqate4477]

5:29 is when he finally starts talking about the korean war

[@PoisonPhoenix]

what do you use to write all these things

[@uns7060]

Its not sea of japan...its east sea...

[@Yisi.voyager]

u are so stupid that ur only reply show you are uneducated

[@jasontroy4723]

Right its sea japan down to the yellow sea to east china sea all linked directly to north pacific ocean / bering sea up top and below is linked to the indian ocean . Cheers buddy have a great day .

[@Austin_Schulz]

You all look the same because you are, Quit bickering and accept it.

[@realAlexChoi]

You could say the same of Europeans

[@charliehee9799]

gonna be a bunch of east seas in the world

[@Sorcerers_Apprentice]

Hey Khan, I'm hoping that you can tackle the following subjects eventually; Frontier/Wild West Era Crusades Spanish Inquisition Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Sino-Soviet Split Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Space Race Fall of Communism No one ever explained these things to me growing up and they're important, I wish these had been around.

[@isaiahlee7173]

I love you Sal

[@Akoalawithshades]

denis kim because we call it Sea of Japan. The East China sea is below Korea but there is no 'east sea' in that region.

[@uns7060]

The phrase 'Sea of Japan' in incorrect we should call it 'The East Sea.'

[@Akoalawithshades]

Nah, that's boring, they should call it the sea of dragons.

[@RiF1]

@ArtCrashxp one of my favorite movies..i like it better then saving private ryan

[@putinnewyen7133]

i like your video

[@uwmil13]

@ArtCrashxp and The Front Line is also a good korean war movie

[@YXE00]

Why didn't you have this video up during the Presidential race in 08?! Palin could have really used this video... :P

[@duanedean6470]

2nd Part - He was in what was knowin as the Nam Won Barefoot Death March and was marched up passed Seoul (Seen the burning of Seoul) into N. Korea up passed the Capital. They would get stoned, beat, gun butted, interogated etc. There food consisted of fish heads and rice patties. He also always said the Chinese soldiers were a lot nicer to them then N. Koreans were as they would give them actual food, cigarettes, coffee etc. He always said he wished there was more of that, but there wasn't.

[@anonxpe5652]

nice

[@jhlbjaaa]

Could you do a video about Taiwan and China?

[@joelwest5541]

10 years later..... they're still at war!

[@deltasword1994]

Nice, I gotta 4.

[@Aluption]

14:00 lol stop fishing

[@theparadigm8149]

What?

[@mr.sherrill9137]

@@theparadigm8149 click the 14:00 minute mark, and though you will hear Sal say "Stop Fighting" his g looks like an s and so it reads "Stop Fishing".

[@theparadigm8149]

@@mr.sherrill9137 Oh, LOL 😆

[@jobjed]

China has been on the UNSC since the beginning. However, the initial Chinese seat was occupied by the Republic of China which kinda got defeated in 1949 and retreated to Taiwan where they still are to this day. Meanwhile, the People's Republic of China, although encompassing 97% of the Chinese population was not recognised by the UN as a legal nation until 1971. Thus, in 1950, it was the ROC that had the Chinese seat, not the current day PRC and the ROC is on the side US side.

[@cheddyrod]

Sal, just a small correction. Gen. MacArthur did not want to bomb across the Yalu, he wanted to bomb the bridges on the Yalu. Also in 51 the USSR was losing interest in this war which upset Mao for many years. For any of your viewers who are interested in the landing at Inchon I recommend they read the American Caesar. It will give a lot of insight into Gen. MacArthur - the good and the bad. Too bad history is mainly about wars and tyrants on all sides. :P

[@thanehaun9267]

like any game of risk

[@scatmansnorlax]

I like the way you say Soviets :)

[@Vorbis5]

Legit, taking a us history test tomorrow

[@unknownskater22]

HI MRS. ETTER

[@Redcactus11]

Bruce Willis in the bottom right hand corner?

[@Menegoth]

So, you pay to go to classes where you watch videos you can watch for free?

[@TGWTeamWill]

ooh mr.potter...

[@Singh955]

@Ibahz TOMORROW...

[@zwen3763]

I wonder if you are the same guy who teaches calculus/physics on this channel.

[@nataliaUful]

what is the name of the person talking???

[@lohas28850]

If it had not been for Lee sung man who was the first presidant of korea, korean peninsula would be communized.

[@danielsullivan5362]

Good history lesson, but learn the difference between "further" and "farther".

[@user-rh2pv2kc5g]

why not start from 1367.cd...

[@a01045306048]

Please change the Sea of Japan to East sea It is just japanes thinking

[@wrw-ub7ns]

Yubin Lee Japan-sea called in the world since 18c. It means japan had an effect on the society. So Khan just writes Japan-sea because it already used during long times.

[@ploidh]

"In 1945 you have the soviets coming form above, you have the soviets coming from above. That's the soviets (pause) coming from above" 1:23 LOL