Korean Crisis

Question 1

Korean independance

1950, no longer under rule

Answer 1

Korea is free from years of Japanese and chinese occupation

Question 2

Korean war

Answer 2

1950-53

Question 3

Korean Economic State in 1950

Answer 3

Extremly poor with limited resources due to years of pilgramge

Question 4

Divison of Korea

Answer 4

Yalta Conference in February 1945 saw Korea divided into zones at the 38th Parallel, Soviets in the North and GB, US in the south

Question 5

North Korea (PDRK)

Answer 5

Led by Communist Kim Il Sung

Question 6

South Korea (PRK)

Answer 6

Led by Captalist Syngman Rhee

Question 7

North invasion

Crisis

Answer 7

June 25 1950, 90,000 NK troops

Backed by Soviet but no Soviet Troops

Pushed back to Busan within months

Question 8

Chinese influence

Answer 8

Mao’s influence forced the Soviet hand on the intervention in the war

Question 9

Crisis Status

Answer 9

Proxy War

Question 10

Korean people

Answer 10

Korean people did not want intervention

Question 11

American Ideology

Answer 11

• Preventing Communism
• Appointment of Rhee who was anti communist, not democratic

Question 12

Nato Coaliton

Answer 12

UN deployment of troops into Korea

90% of troops were US, Funded by Us, led by Us general Macarthur

Question 13

Soviet Failure in Nato

Answer 13

Boycotting meeting for Mao, could not veto Nato army

Question 14

Kim Il Sung justifciation

Answer 14

South provoked them

Question 15

Nato counter

Answer 15

Macarthur pushes North back to 38th parallel and threatens to take China with Nuclear force.

Macarthur sacked in 1951

Question 16

Chinese intervention

Answer 16

In fear of American continued movement, Mao sends 600,000 “volunteer” citizens labelled the “pva” and push south back to 38th

Question 17

Propganda for Mao

Answer 17

Beating Americans was the best thing he could of asked for

Question 18

Ceasefire

Answer 18

1953, ceasefire signed not peace treaty

US and Soviet pulling out as a result of new leadership

(Eisenhower and Khrushchev)

Question 19

Consequences

Answer 19

Justifcation of NSC-68 (increased spending) improtu starting the arms race in the US out of fear of another korean war

Question 20

Seato

Answer 20

South East Asain Treaty Org
(1954)
American containment

Question 21

Sino-Soviet pact

Answer 21

1950
Soviet expansionism