Main Reason Korean War Developed Flashcards
Us involvement
Usa sent 300 aircraft 40,000soldiers around Korean pensila.
Appealed to UN passed security Council resolution 84 in 1950. Got 16UN member states to provide arms and ammunition
60 battleships of US 7th fleet.
Douglas macatyur kicked 2000 kpa out of inchon with 180,000 UN and ROK forces marching from pusan pocket. 27th September they re took Seoul
Usa aims changed wanted to push co,munism out of North Korea. Took peonyaung by October 19th. They reached Yalu river which caused chinese intervention
Chinese involvement
25th of October Mao Zedong crossed yalu River into North Korea with 270,000 KPA. They despised American interventionist, committed communists, tanks and planes from USSR to back them up. Familiar with terrain like mountains and harsh climate.
They pushed UN and ROK forces back across 38ty parallel.
On 1st January KPA and PVA crossed 38th paraell into South Korea re took inchon and Seoul. Took weeks for UN to adjust
North’s aggression
June 1950 Kim ill sung blessed by stalin was allowed to invade the South because of his Berlin blockade, nukes, USA had left the south, China now communist.
Marched KPA on June 28th across 38th parallel.
Kpa captured Seoul. Captured whole region except pusan pocket.
Claimed north attacked his base at the border