Korean War + Flashcards
Background of Korean War
Korea was once unified
in the late 19th century the Japanese began to involve itself in the Korean peninsula and eventually occupied it
What set the stage fro the Korean war
The Japanese occupation of Korea
Army of south korea did what in terms of the occupation
collaborated with the Japanese during the occupation
Army of north korea did what in terms of the occupation
fought as guerrillas against the Japaneses
At the end of WW2 who occupied what part of Korea
north- Soviet Union
south- United states
Where was the dividing line of occupation in Korea
38th parallel
What did the Soviets do in north korea
imposed a communist gov.
- DPRK, democratic peoples republic of korea
set Pyongyang as capital
who led the democratic peoples republic of korea
Kim il sung
What did the United States do in South Korea
nationalistic/ capitalist democracy
What did the United States do in South Korea
nationalistic/ capitalist democracy
- ROK, republic of Korea
set Seoul as capital
Who led the Republic of Korea
Syngman Rhee
What was the original intention of the U.S and Soviet union during the Korean war
to establish a stable unified Korea and to withdraw their military forces but the cold war tensions caused it to go differently
What was the original intention of the U.S and Soviet union during the Korean war
to establish a stable unified Korea and to withdraw their military forces but the cold war tensions caused it to go differently
Korean war is tied to what U.S. idea
Truman Doctrine (containment of communism)
Was the Korean war a proxy war
Yes, between U.S. and Soviet Union
What type of war is the korean war characterized as?
Yes it is characterize as a stalemate
What did stalin tell Kim il Sung in terms of the korean war
He decided the U.S wouldnt help south korea so he told Kim il sung that he would help unify Korea as a communist state
The Korean War- Who invaded first
North Korea, it marked the start of the war
What happened after north Korea invaded the south
within 3 days Seoul (the capital) fell and ROK forces were in chos, and South Korea went to the U.N. for help
How did the U.N. respond to South Korea’s cry for help?
they called for a immediate end to the hostilities and passed resolution 82, while 21 countries agreed to aid ($$, military, or troops) to the south to get rid of the northern aggressor
what is resolution 82
it authorized U.N. force in Korea
Who was in command of the U.N. forces (the korean war)
General Douglass MacArthur
Who provided the most to the U.N forces to help South Korea
U.S.
50% of ground forces
86% of naval forces
93% of air power
Pusan perimeter
the U.N. tried to hold of the advances until more troops could arrive but they couldn’t and eventually they were surrounded around the port of pusan (southeast corner of the Korean peninsula)
Inchon
MacArthur launched a offensive water invasion at the port of Inchon and they were able to recapture Seoul within a few days and cut off the North Korean supply line
What did Ichon result in
American forces were able to gain control of Inchon and ROK forces broke out of Pusan perimeter and pushed DPRK forces north
Push to the Yalu River
General MacArthur pushed U.N. forces north towards the Yalu river, he promised the U.S. troops that they would be home by X-mas, ignoring evidence that the Chinese forces moved across the Yalu river into North Korea
Chinese offensive
U.N. troops unexpectedly ran into (180,000) Chinese troops the U.S was shattered and the x-corps (also U.S.) fought a desperate struggle near the Chosin Reservior, U.N. troops evacuated back to the pusan perimeter and Soeul was captured by the Chinese
After what event did MacArthur tell the joint chief of staff that they are facing an “entirely new war”
Chinese offensive
Stalemate- korean war
General mathew ridgway (in command of the 8th army) led U.N. forces in a slow advance northward, North Koreans and Chinese suffered heavy causalities but recaptures seoul
Who is the command of U.S forces, and what events leading up
tensions rose between truman and macarthur and he was replaced by general ridyway
What did the armistance at the end of the war provide
ended open hostilites and a fixed demilitarized zone to be a buffer
