2. Peace and the effect of war

Question 1

When did peace talks begin?

Answer 1

July 1951

Both sides couldn’t agree and fighting continued

Question 2

What caused peace talks to speed up?

Answer 2

Truman was replaced by President Eisenhower in November 1952, who was keen to end the war.
Stalin died in March 1953.
The Chinese weren’t confident that other Soviet leaders would support them.

Question 3

When was the peace treaty signed?

Answer 3

July 1953
The UN, China and North Korea signed a peace treaty.
Both countries would be independent and there would be a demilitarised zone.

Question 4

What was the human cost of war for North Korea?

Answer 4

Civilian killed = 600,000
Military killed = 406,000
Military wounded = 1,500,000

Question 5

What was the human cost of war for South Korea?

Answer 5

Civilian killed = 1,000,000
Military killed = 217,000
Military wounded = 429,000

Question 6

What was the human cost of war for China?

Answer 6

Civilian killed = 0
Military killed = 600,000
Military wounded = 716,000

Question 7

What was the human cost of war for USA?

Answer 7

Civilian killed = 0
Military killed = 36,568
Military wounded = 103,284

Question 8

What was the economic cost of war?

Answer 8

By 1952 the US had spent $60 billion on technology in the war.
The USSR had also spent a lot of money to increase the quality and quantity of their weapons.
The US Army increased by 50% and they increased the number of army and airbases outside the US.

Question 9

What were the gains and losses for Korea?

Answer 9

Gains =
none
Losses =
civilian and military casualties
80% of industrial and government buildings destroyed
Half of housing destroyed, caused homelessness
People lived in caves

Question 10

What were the gains and losses for USA?

Answer 10

Gains =
South Korea was saved from communism 
Losses =
Human cost of war
Spent billions on technology 
Failed to save North from communism

Question 11

What were the gains and losses for USSR?

Answer 11

Gains =
Achieved a closer relationship with China
Losses =
Heightened tensions with the USA
Forced the USSR into an expensive arms race with the USA

Question 12

What were the gains and losses for China?

Answer 12

Gains =
Achieved closer relationship with USSR
Propelled China into major military power
Losses =
Failed to convert South Korea to communism
The war was very expensive and China was poor
Ended political/trade links with USA for 25 years