causes of the korean war 1950-1953 Flashcards
from 1949 was the soviet union providing north korea with?
large amounts of military equipment such as tanks and military aircrafts
when the stalin start to accelerate the pace of arming kim?
feb 1950
how much troops did the north koreans have in contrast to the south?
over 130,000 in contrast to 100,000 and not well trained and equipped and had no tanks and less equipment
when did moa and stalin concluded a military pact?
february 1950
what was stalin anxious about?
japan due to a change of view there form US foe to US friend. so he wanted the whole korean peninsula to be communist in order to protect the ussr
what did truman do to us troops in south korea and when?
removed them in 1948
what did secretary of state dean acheson say and when?
gave a speech in jan 1950 than korea was not part of the US’s defence perimeter
what was rejected by congress and when?
a bill to give aid to korea in january 1950
what did both kim II sung and synygman Rhee want?
for korea to be united although under differnt economic system
when did kim vist moscow and what did he secure?
in 1950 and secured soviet support for his plans
when did kim vist moa in china and why?
in 1950 to gain his support
what did rhee encourage?
he encouraged border incidents hoping to bring about a war so that theusa would come to his defence and unite korea under his leadership
what did the usa anticipate?
that if more contries fall under communism they would refuse to trade the us which would weaken its economy
what encouraged the usa to intervene in korea?
the usa feared that the balance of power had tipped in favour of the ussr and if more countries fall to communism at will make it worse
what was there wide spread american support for ?
a war against communism
