Korean War Flashcards
When did North Korea attack South Korea?
June 1950
Where did South Korea Appel for help?
The UN
What would the soviet union do if they weren’t boycotting UN meeting?
They would have revoted.
Why was the Soviet Union boycotting UN meeting?
They didn’t want to admit that china was communist.
What did the security council decide?
The security council declared North Korea a dictator and promised to help South Korea.
When did the commander chief macauther organised a seaborne landing at Inchon.
In September 1950,
What did this make the communist do?
This made the communist retreat and their resistance collapse.
What were the UN troops warned about in November 1950? And why
UN troops were warned by Truman not to approach the Yalu river but MacArthur disobeyed. MacArthur wanted to invade china using nuclear weapons.
When did Truman dismiss MacArthur?
Truman then dismissed him in April 1951.
When did Truman dismiss MacArthur?
Truman then dismissed him in April 1951.
How many people volunteers did china sent?and why
China sent 200,000 people volunteers to help North Korea so they could defend themselves in case of invasion.
What were china people volunteers armed with and who was it armed by?
They were armed with Morden planes and tanks which was supplied by the Soviet Union.
What did this lead the UN forces to?
This lead to the UN forces to get pushed back into South Korea.
What happen in June 1951?
The Un troops recovered in around the 38 parallel.
What happened in 1953?
A ceasefire was agreed at Panmunjom in 1953.
How did this create tension in the Korean War?
This created tension as the Korean War demonstrated USAs commitment to contain communism. This is also the first proxy war where USSR and USA are fighting indirectly. This is shown as the USA providing troops to the UN and USSR are supplying China with resources. Both sides didn’t want to risk war with full military engagement from the development of nuclear weapons.
