Consequences of the Korean War

How did the Korean War affect Japan?

The Japanese were a major beneficiary of the Korean War as it was a stimulus for post-ww2 recovery in Japan. In July 1950, the US needed 11,000 trucks from the Toyota company.

America spent $3 billion (1954) on Japan in defence spending.

How was the war a success for the USA?

South Korea, Japan and Taiwan were integrated into the American sphere of influence. Kim Il Sung's expansionist regime was contained. US leadership in the West was confirmed.

How did the war affect the USA?

Truman fired MacArthur in April 1951 and in October 1957 the Soviets launched sputnik. The US spent $18 billion in fighting the 'Korean War'- gave Truman the ability to get approval for NSC-68.

How did the war affect the USSR?

Relations with China were strained. It was a political disaster for the Soviet Union- the objective was for the unification of the Korean penninsular under the Kim Il Sung regime.

Tito was a minor winner of the war as Stalin did not invade Yugoslavia due to the severity of US attacks in the Korean War.

In October 1962, the USSR and China were enemies.

How did the war affect Korea?

Dictators ruled over both halves of the Korean peninsular. In June 1953 the adversaries signed an armistice and agreed to draw a new boundary near the 38th parallel that gave South Korea 13,000 extra square miles of territory and it created a 'demilitarised zone'. South Korea would develop a capitalist economy based on advanced technology.

How did the war affect China?

150,000-900,000 troops killed

The PLA had not encountered American firepower before fighting the Japanese or the GMD. The war prevented the complete defeat of the GMD-Jieshi was in Taiwan.