Korean War - Key Events and Dates Flashcards
Where was Korea Separated
Along the 38th parallel
Who was the North Ruled by
Kim Il Sung
Who was the South ruled by
Singman Rhee
What date did the North invade the South
25th of June 1950
With how many troops
135,000
Who did the US appeal to for the go-ahead for military aid to South Korea
Securtiy Council of the United Nation
Why was the USSR boycott the UN
Stalin
Because the UN refused to recognise the new communist government in China
Mao Tse Tung
Who was the general incharge of the US aid
General Douglas MacArthur
Where was the daring landing at
Inchon, 200 miles to north behind enemy lines
By the 15th of September what had happened
the captial of South Korea had been recaptured
Seoul
By 29th of September what had happened to the North Koreans
they had been pushed back to the 38th parallel
What did MacArthur do that defied Truman
Kept pushing the North Koreans back to the Yalu River
also known as the Yellow River
Near the Chinese border
On the 16th of October what did the Chinese do
They sent 250,000 men into North Korea
counter offense
What were the affects of this counter-offense by the Chinese
pushed back to the 38th parallel and Seoul was temporaliy recapture
What did the war turn into
A stalemate
Where were peacetalk held
july 1951 Kaesong
October 51’ Panmunjom
Who was MacArthur replaced by
Sacked because he made the war escalate
General Matthew Ridgway
When was Truman replace by Eisenhower
The 1952 presidential elections
When was an Armistice agreed
27th of July 1953
How much did the US spend on the Korean War
$320 million
What percentage of troops were American
90%
How many died during the conflict
- 2 million in total
- 50% civilians
- USA 36,516
Did the US drop more bombs on North Korea than in the war against Japan
Yes
* 625,000 convential bombs
* 32,557 napalm
How much did the US defence budget jump by
from $14 b in 50’
to $44 b in 53’
Was the US successful in their campaign
- spent millions and lots thousands of lives for a draw
- final armistic not ideal
- south Korea has prospered and containment worked for them
Overall yes
