Korean War 1950-53

The leaders

• Communist north - Kim Il Sung
• Capitalist south - Syngman Rhee

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Key terms

==Domino effect== - Idea that if one country fell to communism others would follow

==Containment== - Prevent the spread of communism

==Roll Back== - Turn the communist country capitalist (not just contain it)

==Proxy War== - A war where the Soviet Union aren’t directly involved and US didn’t just use their own troops - not fighting each other directly

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The causes

1. Domino effect
2. Thought the Russians were behind it
3. Test run for the UN army

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Consequences

1. Important development in Cold War - first Proxy war in a third country - strategy used in Vietnam
2. W for containment as communism didn’t spread beyond 38th L for General MacArthur and Roll back
3. Tense relationship between China and Us as the troops still remained in South Korea

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KEY DATES

• ==25 June 1950== - North invade south backed by China and Soviet Union - illegal
• ==July 1950== - USA send troops to South Korea (also appealed to UN for troops and permission to fight)
• ==September 1950== - UN fight back beyond 38th parallel almost at Yalu river by October
• ==15 October 1950== - China joined invasion and pushed UN forces back beyond 38th MacArthur called for use of atomic weapons denied and sacked in April 1951
• ==June 1951== - more UN troops were deployed to Korea and the communists were eventually driven back to the 38th parallel. The war became a stalemate.
• ==November 1952== - Republican, General Dwight D Eisenhower won the US presidential election, promising he would go to Korea to see how the war could be ended.
• ==July 1953== - an armistice was signed at Panmunjom on the 38th parallel, which left Korea divided as it had been in 1950, and still is today.

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