Korean war- events

• 25 June 1950- North Korea invades South Korea
• South Korea had no defense so retreated
• 28 June 1950- North Korea captured Seoul
• Within weeks North Korea had most control of the South
• The Inchon Landings were amphibous
• 15/9/1950- Inchon Landings, want to recapture south korea
• Inchon is 40km from Seoul
• Inchon is 160km from 38th parallel
• UN push the north back from Pusan and Inchon to the 38th
• General Macarthur is an ex-war hero
• General Macarthur push right up to the Yalu river
• China warns UN to stop
• 26/9/50- UN are pushing the Yalu river
• Oct 1950- China sends 200,000 troops to North Korea
• March 1951- China and North Korea push UN back down to 38th Parallel
• March 1951- Macarthur is sacked by Truman for failing
• Both South and North at 38th Parallel in a Stalemate
• Airstrikes on both sides
• South Korea uses Napalm
• Stalin doesn't allow planes to painted Russian colours or pilots to speak Russian to keep secret
• Syngman Rhee does not cooperate with peace talks
• North Korean troops were experienced due to fighting in the red army in China's civil war
• UN troops had bad equipment from WW2 and were new recruits
• Macarthur's assault of 300 ships and 70000 new men took the North by suprise
• 10 days after the landing Seoul had been recaptured
• North Koreans were trapped between two forces, the one from Inchon and the ones from Pusan. 40000 North Korean troops were killed or recaptured.
• Truman wanted forces to push into Korea as he wanted a massive victory against communism and to reunite Korea under capitalism
• Due to Chinas invasion:

  • US troops suffered heavy casualties, this affected public support
  • China succeded in defending North Korea
  • April 1954- Macarthur is sacked due to his proposal of using atomic bombs and his failure
  • Soviet MiG-15 fighters countered US air power
• Spring 1951- Peace talks
• July 1953- Peace treaty is signed, Koreas are to remain independent and have a 3km DMZ on either side of the border.