Korea - conflict and tension - post war Flashcards
1945
1945: Korea is divided into two
1947
1947: Truman Doctrine
1948
1948: Berlin Blockade
1948: Kim Il Sung takes power
1948: Syngman Rhee elected
1949
1949: China becomes communist
1949: USSR tests its first nuclear
bomb
1949: Soviet boycott of the UN
Feb 1950:
Feb 1950: Treaty of Friendship
April 1950:
April 1950: Stalin supports an
invasion of the south
May 1950:
May 1950: Mao agrees to the
invasion
23rd June 1950:
23rd June 1950: UN visits border and
doesn’t expect an attack
25th June 1950:
25th June 1950: North invades
South Korea. UN Resolution 82
27th June 1950:
27th June 1950: UN Resolution 83
14th September 1950:
14th September 1950: North Korea
reached Pusan
15th September 1950:
15th September 1950: Inchon
Landings
October 1950:
October 1950: Chinese soldiers
cross the Yalu River
April 1951:
April 1951: MacArthur fired
July 1951:
uly 1951: Peace talks begin