The Korean War

Who was korea ruled by until

rules by japan until 1945

when did WWII end, and who were the north and the south of korea liberated by

-ended in 1945

-north liberated by soviet troops

-south liberated by americans

Who run the North and the South

-North: Kim il sung

-South: President Syngman Rhee

The north was ____ controlled

communist

what was there between the north and south leaders

bitter hostility

What did the north koreans do first and when

September 1950: invaded South korea up to Pusan

How did Truman react

sent supplies, warships, and advisors to seas around Korea

What did Truman get the un to do

go the un to condemn North Koreas actions

Why couldn’t the USSR veto the un’s condemnation

The USSR wasn’t at the meeting

who were the UN troops made up of (2)

USA and British troops

who was the UN commander and where was he from

-General McArthur

-American

What action did South Korea and the Un take and when?

-September 1950: UN forces and SK troops drove NK to the original border (38th parallel)

What did China have to say and when

October 1950: Chinas Mao tse tung warned the USA not to invade further

What did Mao tse tung claim he’d do if USA advanced further

Said China would join the war

Still in October 1950 what was the UN’s response (2)

-UN approved plan to advance into NK

-UN/US forces invaded up to Yalu river

What was Chinas response and when

-November 1950: 200,000 Chinese troops pushed UN/US forces back to SK border

What did China have that enabled them to push UN/US forces back

modern tanks and planes supplied by the Soviet Union

What happened between leaders in the US and when

-April 1951: McArthur and Truman fell out

Why did they fall out (2)

-McArthur wanted to invade China and carry on the War

-Truman believed the containment was enough

What was the state at the 38th parallel what did it lead to and when

-June1951: Stalemate at the 38th parallel

-peace talks began alongside fighting

Who died and when, what did it lead to

-July 1953:Truman died, Eisenhower became new president and wanted to end the war

-Stalin died (North Korea and China became less confident)

-an Armistice was signed

Why would some say the Korean war was a success (2)

-Usa managed to contain spread of communism

-SK remained not communist

Why would some say the Korean war wasn’t a success (3)

-North Korea was still communist (limits of policy)

-highlighted tension between American leaders

-Truman viewed as weak: not going for outright victory

Containment methods after the war (2)

-Alliances with anti-communist counties

-Building more powerful nuclear weapons

What two organisation where set up after the Korean war as part of containment methods

-SEATO: South East Asia

-CENTO: Central Asia and Middle East

When was the first nuclear bomb developed

1945