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who gained the most Flashcards

big question 4

1
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how did the UN gain from the war

A
  • gained respect by prompt action
  • achieved joint action (so showed it was an effective organisation)
  • used combined force to stop aggression
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how did the UN lose

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  • over 30 000 casualties
  • upset USSR and china
  • only able to act because of USSR’s absence from the security council
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3
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how many UN casualties were there

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30 000
-mostly american

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4
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how did the USA gain from the war

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  • saved SK
  • 1954 SEATO was formed which is designed to stop communism in far east
  • guarantee long term security of Formosa (Taiwan) which is still capitalist
  • containment policy seen to work in asia
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5
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when was SEATO formed
what is SEATO

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  1. 1954
  2. South East Asia Treaty Organisation
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6
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what was SEATO designed to do

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stop communism in far east

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7
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how did USA lose

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  • 30 000 died
  • 100 000 wounded
  • defence spending increased
  • failed to free north
  • committed themselves to stop further spread of communism in SE asia
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8
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how many US soldiers died

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30 000

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9
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how many wounded US soldiers

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100 000

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10
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what did defence spending increase from (USA)

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from 12 - 60 billion

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11
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what was the defence spending part of

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14% of GNP in 1953 (for USA)

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12
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why proved costly in vietnam

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how usa had now committed itself to ensure stop of further spread of Communism in SE asia

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how did china lose

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  • over 900 000 casualties
  • failed to win south
  • increased US protection and help from Chiang Kai-Shel on Formosa (Taiwan)
  • suffered loss of potential trade with usa
  • not allowed to join UN
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how many casualties did china suffer

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over 900 000

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15
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how did China gain

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  • gained respect from communists in Asia
  • saved North
  • secured a buffer zone
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16
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how long was the strategic buffer zone

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300km

17
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what was the impact of the buffer zone

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  • a buffer zone from the US
  • to avoid military spending necessary to protect korean border for the next 50 years
18
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how long did the buffer zone help the korean border

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the next 50 years

19
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how did korea gain

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  • both sides got economic benefits
  • SK signed treaty with USA
  • long term security protects them both
20
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how did Korea get economic benefits

A

both north and south gained closer links with superpowers

21
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what treaty did south korea sign with the usa

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Mutual Defence Treaty

22
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how did korea gain long term security

A

was protected with the condition that no further warfare would take place in Korea
- which still continues today

23
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how did korea lose

A
  • huge casualties
  • homes destroyed
  • industry destroyed
  • millions of refugees
  • neither side won
  • only some SK POWs were released to return to the south
24
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how many casualties did korea suffer

A
  • 2.5 million
  • almost equal numbers from north and south and includes civilians
25
Q

how many civilians died in Korea

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1:10

26
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how many korean homes were destroyed

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600 000

27
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  1. how many south korean POWs were released back to the south
  2. what happened to the rest of them
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  1. 9 000 / 80 000
  2. forced into marriages with war widows and orphans, or used as labourers
28
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how did the USSR gain from the Korean war

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  • closer friendship with China
  • strengthened position as dominant communist power in Asia
  • promoted Stalin’s image as defender of communism
29
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how did USSR strengthen their position as the dominant communist power in Asia

A

the conflict between USA and China

30
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how did the USSR lose

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  • forced into expensive arms race with USA
  • Stalin had been forced to accelerate his arms production
31
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what did Stalin being forced into an accelerated arms production cause

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  • consumer goods declined
  • and so some areas of Eastern Europe protested about communist control

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