Korea Flashcards
When did the USSR explode he atomic bomb?
August 1949
Where was the Korean Peninsula divided?
Along the 38th parallel
Who was North Korea ruled by?
Kim Il Sung
Who was South Korea ruled by?
Syngman Rhee
When did North zkorea attack the south?
25th June 1950.
Why did the USA help South Korea?
Policy of containment and fear of the Asian domino effect.
Who was the commander of the UN forces?
General Douglas MacArthur
What percentage of the troops, naval forces and air power did the US supply?
50% of the troops.
86% of the naval forces.
93% of the air power.
Where had the North Koreans advanced to by September 1950?
Pusan
Where did the US forces land?
Inchon
Whee had the UN forces advanced to by late October?
Yalu River
How many Chinese ‘volunteers’ were sent to push the UN forces back?
250.000
How and when was the war ended?
An armistice was signed in 1953 despite objections from Syngman Rhee.
Who raised criticism over US foreign policy?
Joseph McCarthy
What did Joseph McCarthy do?
He created a climate of fear. He said Truman is weak on communism. The result was mass paranoia created by the apparent spread of communism was that US foreign policy was forced to shift to a more aggressive model.
How did US and USSR not agree?
They couldn’t come to any agreement to how the peninsula would be reunited
Why did Stalin support Kim Il Sung?
Only reluctantly for fear of loosing status as the leader of the communist world. China was now a rival for the title of leader of the communist world. He wanted to disguise soviet involvement at all costs.
What did Truman do instead of acting on his own?
He went to the UN. UN condemned the attack and orders armed force against the aggression. The USSR temporarily boycotted the UN over China, so they couldn’t veto he decision.
What were the results of the war?
‘Century’s nastiest little war’
2 million dead
No peace treaty and the border remained the same and the peninsula divided.
Tension remained
