The Impact Of The Korean War Flashcards
What happened to families?
Broken up by the war and lived on opposite sides of the DMZ. Korean casualties totalled 3-4 million and industry was destroyed
What increased tension between the sino soviet split?
Mao increasingly felt that the ussr was an unreliable ally, and resented the fact that Stalin did not fully commit to war. The USSR was concerned about maos growing ambitions. The split in 1960 would create tension amongst all communist countries
What happened to Taiwan?
The long term security of Taiwan was ensured as us recognised it as an important ally in the region and increased military presence.
How did the ussr ramp up its military spending to compete with the us?
Stalin accelerated the industrialisation of Eastern Europe, focusing on military at the expense of consumer goods
What happened to containment?
Globalised - the ussr and allies could be active in areas outside of europe
Why and how was nato strengthened?
Psychological convincing and reassurance of its members the us was still committed to militarily supporting them e.g nato improved its infrastructure and coordination. Europes military resources were strengthened
What was the significance of the kw being the first hot conflict of the Cold War?
Intensified rivalry between the us and the ussr . It led to increased military confrontations and set the stage for future proxy wars
What other military alliance was formed ?
SEATO, the equivalent of nato in Asia was formed in 1954, partially in response to the kw
What was fueled in the USA as a result of the kw?
The red scare bc it demonstrated that communist nations could be aggressors. This eventually led to widespread investigations of suspected communists in the us
What were the 3 main impacts of the kw?
Threat of china, drop in communist popularity and irrational fear of communsim
