Causes of korean war Flashcards
when was the korean war?
1950-1953
who were elected into power?
Kim Il Sung (north) and Syungman Rhee (south)
what year were Il Sung and Rhee elected into power?
1948
what year was korea split?
1945
what parallel was korea split down?
38th parallel
what year was the truman doctrine?
1947
what was the truman doctrine?
when america wanted to contain communism
who was involved in the korean war?
korea, china, soviet union and america
in 1910, what empire has korea been apart of?
japanese empire, but in WW2, allies defeated japan and the japanese empire was dismantled (destroyed)
what year was the japanese empire dismantled?
1945
how did korea maintain stability after leaving the japanese empire?
the US proposed to occupy korea along with the soviet union
soviet union occupied north and US occupied south
what did the 38th parallel do?
split korea in half and stopped conflict between american and soviet union troops
what was the plan for korea?
to become independent under the UNs control
what did korean people want?
immediate independence as they were unhappy under japanese control
what type of government did north korea want?
communist
it was more industrialised so there were more pro-communist groups
what type of government did south korea want?
capitalist
it was more rural and there were more conservative groups
what was the cold war?
when there were tensions between america and the soviet union
why was america concerned during the cold war?
concerned with the threat of communism and it spreading to other countries
what did america do in 1947?
turned to the United Nations for help.
the UN declared elections should be held the following year
why were elections a problem in korea?
the soviet union refused to let UN inspectors into north korea to watch the election so only southern votes counted
why were two governments formed?
north korea refused to accept the government chosen by the south so established its own.
what year were 2 governments formed?
1948
what government did the south have?
republic of korea (or ROK) leaded by Syungman Rhee
what government did the north have?
demoncratic peoples republic of korea (DPRK) leaded by Kim Il Sung
what happened after 2 governments were formed?
the usa and soviet union withdrew their troops
why was there tension between the north and south?
both leaders wanted to reunite korea under their own rules which led to 2 years of tension and raids across the border.
why did the war start?
due to the leaders inability to co-exist
what was nationalism?
when both leaders wanted full control over korea
what happens in 1949?
china becomes communist
