korean war - precise detail
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leader of south korea
Syngman Rhee
leader of north korea
kim il sung
when did sung join the CCP
1912
where is sung during ww2
USSR
sung and rhee both want
unification
when is yalta
feb 1945
when is potsdam
july 1945
what is the outcome of yalta
korea shared between USA, USSR, GBR, china
when is korea divided along the 38th parallel and
august 1945
when is the moscow conference
dec 1945
moscow conference decides
korea independent by 1950
when do tensions increase in korea, what happens as a result
1946/7 - communist and capitalist states
when does sung become the first prime minister of north korea
1948
when do the United nations get involved and oversee elections (especially in the south)
sept 1947
when was korea divided into north and south
1948
what is the name of the communist state
DPRK 1948
what is the name of the capitalist state
ROK 1948
when does the capitalist state - rhee - request US support
1949
who does sung want support from
stalin - 1948 refuses
who provokes more border clashes
south korea
when are there border clashes
1948/9
where do the border clashes escalate into war and when
ongjin, june 1949
when does the US fail to state that korea is in the defence perimeter strategy
january 1950
whose speech suggests that the USA wouldn’t oppose sung
senator conallys
what do the republican congress reject in 1950
bill for aid to south
when does stalin change his mind about supporting north korea
1950
where do forces retreat to after ongjin
pusan perimeter
how many US & UN forces were at pusan
140,000
how many north koreans were at pusan
70,000
how many US casualties sept 1950 at pusan
8000
who launches a surprise attack on inchon against military advice
MacArthur
when does MacArthur launch an attack on inchon, and how far behind enemy lines
sept 15 1950, 320km behind nk lines
where is captured and when after the attack on inchon
seoul 27 sept 1950
how many countries send soldiers as a result of the UN getting involved after seoul is recaptured in sept 1950
15
when is the 38th parallel crossed
7th oct
who orders the offensive towards the Chinese border, and advance towards the chosin reservoir
macarthur
what causes the UN to withdraw from the korean war
chosin
where is captured in october 1950 after seoul
pyongyang
where do US/UN troops meet chinese troops when crossing the korean border
yala river
what do the chinese use as defence against US UN troops at the yala river
human waves
battle fought late 1950, after crossing the yala river
battle of chosin reservoir
how many americans developed frostbite at chosin reservoir
6000
US casualty rate at chosin
50%
US frostbite rate at chosin
25%
when is there military stalemate
1951
when does china get involved
1950
US and UN forces were saved at chosin by
air power
which countries sign a treaty of alliance in 1950 despite their competition
USSR and china
when is macarthur dismissed as a result of his military performance
april 1951
what displayed conflict between the ussr and china in the late 1950s
sino soviet split
2 battles at iron triangle
pork chop hill and heartbreak ridge
how many shells at heartbreak ridge
6000 shells
when is there a peace settlement
july 1953
what causes peace to be agreed
stalin dies, eisenhower president
south korean military casualties
250,000
south korean civilian casualties
1 million
north korean military casualties
400,000
north korean civillian casualties
600,000
backroom talks between
george keenan (long telegram ) and jacob malik (soviet ambassador to the UN)
what type of state does sung establish post war
authoritarian
US death rate
30,000
how much did supportinf south korea cost by the end of the war
67$ million
how many chinese casualties
1 million
chinas military performance consolidates who
mao
when was SEATO formed
sept 1954
where and when was the first meeting of the non aligned movement held
1955 indonesia
how much of the population did the non-aligned movement eventually cover
55%
where were the next 2 non aligned movement meetings held
bandung 55, belgrade 61
civillian casualties
3 million
When is seato disbanded
1977