part one: conflict in korea Flashcards
when was the armistice agreed
july 1953
where was the armistice agreed
at panmunjom
when was truman replaced by eisenhower
november 1952
when did stalin die
march 1953
who was the new leader of the USSR
Malvenkov
what was agreed in the armistice (3)
38th parallel would mark out border and would have a 2 mile demilitarised sone either side, all military forces would return to their own territory, the repatriation of prisinors would begin
what were eisenhower and malenkov both like
they were more peaceful and wanted the end the war
why did truman/eisenhower want to end the war
due to increasing pressure from the public (campaigns and protests)
why did malenkov want to end the war
cos he wanted to restore trade with the rest of the world
impact of US carpet bombing #1
widespread electrical damage, damaged 4-55 of NKs railways - US airforce, SIGNIFICANT
impact of US carpet bombing #2
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impact of the US carpet bombing #3
civilian death, estimated killed 20% of NKs population
impact of US carpet bombing #4
US focused on destroying bridges near Yalu river to cut off Chinese and USSR support. (slow them down)
impact of US carpet bombing #5
burned to the ground 5 major cities in NK, completely destroyed 18 major strategic targets, destroyed 100% of sinanju, 95% of sariwon, 85% of hungnam, 80% of wonsan and hamhung, 80% of pyongyang
impact of US carpet bombing #6
boms targeted NKs hydroelectric plant, 20 dams that controlled 75% of the water (agrig, production of rice), 5 were knocked out causing massive flooding. millions of NKs at risk of starvation
