stages of the Korean war

september 1950: UN forces advance, describe this

UN stormed ashore at Inchon

at the same time other UN forces and south Korean forces advanced from Pusan

North Koreans were driven back beyond their original border within weeks

October 1950: UN forces press on. what were the UN actions and why were they unwise

removed NK troops from south Korea

reached the Yalu river and the border with china

they had warning from China saying if they continued to advance China would join in

November 1950: UN forces retreat back to SK

explain why they were unsuccessful

• MacArthur under estimated the power of the Chinese

• late October 200,000 (peoples volunteers) joined the NK, they launched a blistering attack, they had modern tanks and planes supplied by the soviet union

• conditions were really bad, cold with snow storms, the Chinese troops were familiar with fighting in this

• Chinese were familiar with the terrain

why were Trumans actions surprising

they were after a prize which went beyond containment, they saw an opportunity to remove communism from Korea totally

April 1951: MacArthur is sacked- why did MacArthur and Truman argue

MacArthur wanted to expand the war into China and advocated for attacks on Chinese territory, while Truman sought to contain the conflict and avoid a wider war, communism had been contained

why was MacArthur sacked

march 1951, MacArthur ignored Un instructions and openly threatened attack on China

when did peace talks start

june 1951

July 1953- what were the leadership changes

• Truman was replaced by Eisenhower, Eisenhower wanted to end war

• Stalin died, made the NK and Chinese less confident

describe the armistice

• signed in July 1953

• the border was the same as it was before

• 38th parallel