Korean War

• What were the key causes of the Korean War?

  Division of korea

  US, UN and USSR action

  Communist china

  Kim Il Sung

  Syngman Rhee
• What is a proxy war?


  A war that began as result of another conflict
• What is the Domino Theory?


  If one nation falls to Communism surrounding nations will fall too
• When was Korea annexed by Japan?

  1910
• Why did japan leave Korea?

  After the atomic bombs they were forced to relinquish overseas territories
• What was the trusteeship of 1943?


  Korea would be supervised by USA, Britain, USSR and Nationalist China
• When did the soviets move into North Korea?

  August 1945
• What did the Truman Doctrine 1947 do?


  It gave economic aid to countries threatened by communism.
• When did Stalin approve the North Korean invasion?

  Spring 1950
• Why did Stalin approve the invasion?

  US troops left the south, they had china as a communist ally, they were a nuclear power and they had cracked US codes
• Who was Kim Il Sung?

  Communist leader of North Korea from 1948-1994 when he died
• Who was Syngman Rhee?

  Leader of South Korea
• When did the Korean War begin?

  June 25, 1950
• What is the UN Security Council?

  A group in the UN that is in charge of maintaining security and peace.
• Who were the board members of the security council?

  USA, UK, France, USSR and Nationalist China
• Why did the UN aid South Korea?

  The USSR were boycotting meetings so couldn't veto
• How did the US respond?

  Sent the 7th fleet to patrol the seas and send troops and supplies to South Korea
• How many US casualties were there in the Korean War?

  33,600
• How much did the Korean War cost the US?

  $20 billion
• What is a stalemate?

  A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other
• How did the USSR support China?

  Sent military equipment and ammunition in secret
• How did the USSR hide their involvement?

  > planes were painted in North Korean/ Chinese markings

  > pilots didn't speak Russian on radios

  > pilots wore Chinese uniform
• How did the us respond to ussr involvement?

  Offered a reward for anyone who would fly the new fighter to a UN airfield so they could copy the fighter
• When was the first peace talk?

  June 1951 - nothing progressed over disputes on prisoner of war exchange
• What happened in November 1952?

  Truman looses election - new president Eisenhower wants to end the war
• What happened in march 1953?

  Stalin dies leaving china and North Korea with little confidence
• When was the armistice signed?

  27th July 1953 in Panmunjom
• What was the significance of the Korean War?

  > first time US and USSR were in direct military conflict

  > US made alliances in the east (Philippines)

  > trade with china was cut

  > us increased support for any country battling communism
• How many US servicemen were killed or injured?

  40,000 killed 100,000 wounded
• What were British casualties?

  1078 killed and 2674 wounded
• What were South Korean casualties?

  200,000 killed and 400,00 wounded
• What were north Korean and Chinese casualties?

  Chinese - 600,000 and North Korean - 400,000
• What was the change in us investment in technology?

  Went rom $48 billion in 1951 to $60 billion in 1952
• How many more nuclear bombs did the us gain?

  650 - from 100 in 1948 to 750
• How much did the us army increase?

  50% - 3.5 million soliders