APUSH Chapter 29 Part 2 Flashcards
Aug. 10 1945
Us and USSR agree to the division of Korea along the 38th parallel
Formerly a Japanese colony
Chinese civil war
March 1946 fighting resumes
Common enemy–> Japan
Nationalists vs. communists
Chiang Kai Shek vs Mao Tse Tung
US Sponsor Elections in S. Korea
May 1948
Syngman Rhee elected president
Kim II Sung installed as head of communist N. Korea
Both want to reunite Korea
Communist Forces take Beijing
Jan - Dec 1949
US continues to support nationalists (60 mil in aid)
Shek and nationalists forced to flee to Tainan –> “Republic of China”
Mao declares victory in civil war
Containment unsuccessful in China
June 1950
90,000 communist forces across 38th parallel to invade South Korea
-UN security council calls on aid of numbers
USSR cannot vote because of boycott over non recognition of Maos Chinese govt
UN authorizes military force
July 1950
US and 14 nations send troops
Headed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Invasion at Inchon
Sept. 1950
MacArthur launches surprise attack behind Korean lines
Coordinated w breakout attempt from Pusan
North Koreans caught completely off guard
Seoul retaken in 2 weeks
UN Forces under MacArthur cross 38th parallel
Oct 1950
Chinese state radios warn that “the Chinese people cannot stand idly by…”
MacArthur launches attack toward Yalu river
Nov 1950
1 day later thousands of Chinese forces attack across Yalu
UN troops battle Chinese at Chosin Resovoir
MacArthur later forced to retreat back to 38th parallel
MacArthur advocates for a full scale invasion of China in retaliation
Use of nuclear weapons
Attacks by Shek and nationalists
Eliminate communism from Asia
Begins to publicly criticize Truman for his “limited war policy”
MacArthur fired
Apr. 1951
Insubordination
1951-1953
War becomes a stalemate
Truce discussions achieve a ceasefire in July -953
Korea remains divided along 38th parallel
Demilitarized zone
Effects of war
Victory for US ? Containment yes
54000 lives, $22 billion
Political changes
Democrats lose White House
IKE (R) elected in 1952
