winners of the korean war

Question 1

how did the UN gain in the korean war

Answer 1

gained respect by prompt action
combined forces used to stop aggresion
achieved joint action-showed it was an effective organisation

Question 2

how many casualties did the UN have

Answer 2

over 30,000 mostly american

Question 3

loses of the UN in the korean war

Answer 3

only able to act cause of USSR’s absence from security council
upset china and USSR by recognising Formosa as the chinese government

Question 4

gains of the USA in the korean war

Answer 4

saved sk from communism
containment policy seen to work in asia
gaurauntee long term safety of formosa (taiwan) pro-capitalist democracy
1954- SEATO (south asia treaty organisation) formed- designed to stop communism in far east

Question 5

how many american soldiers were died and injured in the korean war

Answer 5

30,000 died and 100,000 injured

Question 6

what did USA defence spendding increase from

Answer 6

$12 billion- $60 billion

was 14% of GNP in 1953

Question 7

america loses of the korean war

Answer 7

failed to free nk from communism

america now committed to making sure spread of communism in SE asia was stopped-costly in vietnam

Question 8

gains of china in the korean war

Answer 8

gained respect of communist supporters in asia
saved nk from american control
secured nk as a 300km strategic buffer zone- would avoid military spending to protect its korean border

Question 9

how many casualties did china have

Answer 9

over 900,000

Question 10

loses of the korean war for china

Answer 10

failed to win sk for communism
increased US protection and help for chiang kai shek on Formosa (Taiwan)
suffered loss of potential loss of trade with USA
not allowed to join UN

Question 11

gains of korea

Answer 11

long term security of north and south korea was protected with condition that no further warfare would take place in korea
sk signed mutual defence treaty with the USA
both north and south gained economic benefits by closer links with superpowers

Question 12

how many korean casualties were there

Answer 12

2.5 million

1 in 10 civilians died

Question 13

how many korean homes were destroyed

Answer 13

600,000

Question 14

what happened to korean prisoners of war

Answer 14

only 9,000/80,000 sk POV’s were released to south- rest forced to marry war widows and orphans and used as labourers

Question 15

gains of the USSR in the korean war

Answer 15

closer friendship with china
conflict betweem usa and china was to USSR’s advantage and strengthenedd their position as the dominant communist power in asia
promoted stalins image as a defender of communism

Question 16

losses of the korean war for the USSR

Answer 16

frced into expensive arms race with usa
stalin forced to accelerate his arms production-amount of consumer goods declined- some eastern europe areas protested against communist control