Timeline-Korea Flashcards
1945
> Potsdam meeting- divide Germany into 4
Korea is divided on 38th parallel
Stalin influencing East Europe
1946
> Churchill’s iron curtain speech
1947
> Truman Doctrine-protects countries from communist threat
1948
> Berlin Blockade
lasted 318 days
USSR blocks off Berlin-In or Out
Elections in South Korea-Syngman Rhee
1949
> China turns communist under Mao Zedong
USA takes troops out of South Korea
USSR boycott UN meetings
USSR get nuke
February 1950
Friendship treaty between China and USSR/Mao Zedong and Stalin
April 1950
> Stalin agrees to invasion of South Korea
>Will give equipment(MiG15) but no troops
May 1950 Kpre
> Mao agrees to invasion of South Korea
>Will provide troops if necessary
25th June 1950
> North Korea invades the South
>Resolution 82 by UN ordering the North to return to the 38th parallel
27th June 1950
> Resolution 83 by UN
>UN send in troops
August 1950
> KPA forces ROK into Pusan
15th September 1950
> US and UN launch Inchon Landings- Amphibious attack with Pin sir movements
Led by General MacArthur
October 1950
> ROK reach Yalu River
>200,000 Chinese troops cross river after warnings & pushes ROK back down to 38th parallel
January 1951
> Stalemate- no change at 38th parallel
April 1951
> Truman fires MacArthur for pushing invasion too far
