Korean War

• Who was the ruler of North Korea?

  Kim Il - Sung
• Who was the president of South Korea?

  Syngman Rhee
• When did the North first invade the South?


  25th June 1950
• When did the USSR first start to aide the North and what did he do?

  1950 and supplied tanks, artillery and aircraft
• When did Truman decide to aide the South?

  April 1950
• When did the Korean war start and end?

  June 1950 to July 1953
• When did the peace talks begin?

  July 1951
• When did Stalin die?

  March 1953
• Who signed the peace treaty?

  UN , China , North Korea
• How many USA serviceman died?

  40,000
• How many South Korean soldiers died?

  200,000
• How many North Korean soldiers died?

  400,000
• How many Chinese soldiers died?

  600,000
• What did the Korean war do?

  Spread the cold war from Europe to Asia
• Where was Korean divided?

  38th Parallel
• What did the USA do?

  Made alliances to stop the spread of communism
• What was began between the superpowers during the 1950s?

  Arms Race
• How much did the USA spend on nuclear weapons in 1951?

  $48 billion
• How much did the USA spend on nuclear weapons in 1952?

  $60 billion
• What were the positives of the Korean war?

  Made the UN appear stronger and North Korean was stopped from taking over the South
• What were the negatives of the Korean war?

  UN was seen to be mainly influenced by the US and it failed to resolve anything between the USA and the USSR
• How did North and South Korean gain from the war?

  Didn't and no permanent peace treaty existing
• How did North and South Korean lose the war?

  80% of industrial and government buildings were destroyed because of heavy bombing
• How did the USA gain from the Korean war?

  Saved South Korea from communism
• How did the USA lose the Korean war?

  Spent billions and failed to save the North from communism
• How did the UN gain from the Korean war?

  Gained respect for making quick and decisive action and gained influence
• How did the UN lose the Korean war?

  UN seen as a 'puppet' of the USA
• How did the USSR gain from the Korean war?

  Gained closer relationship with China
• How did the USSR lose the Korean war?

  Heightened tensions with USA and led to an expensive Arms race
• How did China gain from the Korean war?

  Became closer with the USSR and was seen as a major military power
• How did China lose from the Korean war?

  Failed to save the South from capitalism and made them even poorer and the USA cut trade and political links
• What year did Kim Il Sung invade South Korea?

  June 1950
• Where were South Korean forces pushed back to?

  Yalu River
• Which fleet does the US send to help the South Koreans?

  7th fleet
• Why can't the USSR stop the UN decision to help South Korea?

  US had the main influence in the UN decisions.
• How many different countries sent troops to fight in Korea?

  16 UN member states
• How long were the Chinese and American trade links cut for?

  25 years
• Who fought in the first Indochina war?

  French and Vietminh
• When did China get involved in the war?

  October 1950
• When was Kim Il-Sung in power of North Korea?

  1948 to 1994