Korean War Flashcards
what was the key events of the Korean War
North invades in an attempt to re unite
Truman asked the us council to back the use of us troops in Korea \
General MacArthur led successful US amphibious attack at Inchon(261 ships)
Now north Koreans retreat back to the 38th parallel
Chinese then intervene
So there’s a stalemate for the rest
what was the effects of the Korean War
There was a creation of south and north korea
Demonstrated the us commit to the containment method and proved it could work to prevent the domino theory
Us crippled its defence budget
what was the effect on relations
Effect on relations
Gave a military edge to their hostility
The build up of arms in Europe
There was a thaw in relations due to stalling death and the fear of neural war which put pressure on the superpowers to negotiate
what was the effects of the Warshaw pact
Showed ussr control of eastern Europes
It contributed to the increasing completion of arms race but because the Warsaw Pact had poor technology the USSR focused on devolping nuclear weapons as a means of deterrence