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1945
- Korea was spilt across the
38th
parallel
South Korea was led by
Syngman Rhee
(
capitalist
) who was supported by the
USA
North
Korea
was led by
Kim Il Sung
(communist) who was supported by the
USSR
Josef Stalin
was the leader of the
USSR
, he ran a
communist
dictatorship - supported
Kim Il Sung
Harry Truman
was president of the
USA
(1945 to
1953
) and believed
communism
must be contained - supported
Syngman Rhee
Causes of the Korean War:
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
Domino Theory
Undermine communism
impact of the
Cold War
proxy war
war in which
opposite
sides use
third
parties as
substitutes
for
fighting
each other
directly
Domino Theory
if one country falls to
communism
, other surrounding countries will also become
communist
Cold War:
a proxy war between
USA
and
USSR
who use
Korea
to fight
Domino Theory:
in
1949 China
becomes
communist
, the
Truman Doctrine
states that
Korea
is now more likely to
communist
(and
Japan
) which is a threat to
USA
Truman
may invade to
contain communism
,
protect
the
American Dream
Kim Il Sung:
Kim Il Sung
and
Stalin
know each other because Kim was a
major
in the
Soviet Army
Kim persuades
Stalin
he can invade
South Korea
without
Truman reacting
Stalin
agrees to supply Kim with
money
+
weapons
(does NOT supply
troops
)
Syngman Rhee:
Boasting that he could invade
North Korea
easily
North invades on
25th June 1950
Invasion by the North:
25th June 1950
North Korea attacks
South
along the
38th parallel
South
retreated
28th June 1950
,
North
captures
Seoul
(
capital
of the
South
)
within
weeks North
had control of most of the
South
USA response to the invasion:
sent in the US navy (the
7th
fleet)
60
battleships,
40
000 soldiers and
300
aircrafts
sends
MacArthur
(WW2 hero) with
troops
and
supplies
puts pressure on the UN to take
military action
USSR response to the invasion:
claims the
UN
is making the
wrong
decision - should not be involved in
internal Korean issues
claimed the
USA
wanted to make
Korea
an
American colony
USSR claims to want
international peace
- Korea has the right to
unify
United Nations response to the invasion:
USA
suggest getting an
army
together to support the
South
USSR
could have
vetoed
this but didn't attend the meeting
remaining
members
agreed that
Kim Il sung
had
broken world peace
and ordered Kim to
withdraw troops
from the
South
North
ignores the
UN
and they send an
army
to defend
South Korea
Stages of the Korean War: (part 1)
North
invades
south
on
25th June 1950
September 1950
- North captures most of the South (until
Pusan
)
MacArthur
amphibiously lands in
Inchon
and recapture
Seoul
within
10 days
October 1950
- South pushes up to the
Yalu river
(border with
China
), MacArthur suggest nuking
China
China send in
300,000 troops
to support the
North
,
UN
is pushed back to the
38th parallel
March 1951
-
North
recaptures Seoul
March 1953
-
UN
recapture
Soeul
, leading to
military stalemate
Stages of the Korean War: (part 2)
8.
stalemate
, so US use
airstrike
and
Napalm
9.
Stalin
provides the
Chinese
with
equipment
, ammo and
planes
(planes only in
Chinese
and
North Korean colours
, no
Russian
on
radios
allowed)
10.
North Korea copy technology
of a
soviet plane
(
MiG-15
)
11.
1 million deaths
,
UN
lost
3500 planes
,
USSR
lost
3000 planes
impact of Korean War on North Korea:
North
rebuilt quickly dues to
USSR's
aid
600,000 civilians
lost
400,000 soliders
lost
impact of Korean War on South Korea:
US aid
helped South Korea to
rebuild
200,000
soldiers killed
1 million
civilians killed
impact of Korean War on USA:
containment
seems to be
true
spent
billions
on the war yet failed to save
North Korea
from
communism
impact of Korean War on UN:
gained respect
succeeded in defending
South Korea
at a cost of
40,000
lives
seen as a
puppet
of the
USA
impact of Korean War on USSR:
gained relationship with
China
arms race
(competition between nations for superiority in the development weapons) with
USA
-
costly
impact of Korean War on China:
gained relationship with
USSR
became
poor
trade
with USA ended for
25
years
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