korean war Flashcards
how did the border clashes in Korea contirbute to the cold war ( post ww2 developments)
sygman rhee , sk , wanted to unify korea n initiated it to capture territories in north
sk warships attacked nk military installations, sinking most of nk west coast fleet
frm 1949 fierce fighting broke out frequently betw north and south along 38th parallel
→ the eventual exit of both US n USSR shwed tht superpowers didnt wan to be involved in matters in Korea
how did the post-war occupation contribute to the cold war ( post-war developments ) , 1945
- war drew closer to end , allies decided to divide korea to 2 occupation zones along 38th parallel
( SU + NK vs USA + SK ) - both usa n su agreed they shld be unified bt no agreement ws made
→ both usa + su heavily involved in korea + americans reluctant to allow soviets have total control over korea ( fear of spread of communism)
, heightening tensions betw usa n su
wht ws the impact of the expansion of a communist bloc ( emergence of china) 1949
- aft ww2 chi civil war continued , china became communist in oct 1949
- usa worried , frm 1946-1949 pumped $2 billion in aid to china largely to support the gmd ( democratic party)
- ccp won
→ usa fearful tht communism may spread thru out asia + soviets delighted w communist victory in china
SU hving a new powerful ally tht had a border w NK , against usa
hw did the impact of sino-soviet alliance ( emergence of communist china ) , 1949
- feb 1950 , china + SU signed sino-societ treaty of frenship , alliance and mutual assistance
both countries promised to aid eo if either ws being attacked
this set out various agreements abt land + transport in east asia
china → mao cld commit attention to assistance of Nk if invasion of SK didnt go smoothly
SU → direct involvement + involvement cn be avoided, wld balme china for worsening the war in korea
who were the key players & escalation of tension in kwr
usa , nk , sk , ussr , china , un
