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Presentation Korean War

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The korean war

1950 - 1953

Abstract

Very close to the Third World War

It was the only occasion in the Cold War when the military forces of China, Soviet Union, and USA met in combat.

The war that changed how the East and the West dealt with one another.
The Korean War is well known as the USA's 'Forgotten War.'

Truman Doctrine (1947): Opposing Communist expansion worldwide.

  • The USA and its allies, promoted democracy and capitalism.
  • The Soviet Union and its supporters sought to expand Communism.

After SWW...

1939 - 1945

The Korean peninsula in 1950

1945 - 1950

Before 1939

Cronology

1950

25 June

1950

15 September

1950

7 October

1950

27 October

1950

23 December

Cronology

1951

25 January

1951

11 April

1951

23 June

1951

27 November

1952

23 June

Cronology

1952

8 October

1952

4 November

1953

5 March

1953

26 April

1953

27 July

  • As a result of the war, North Korea was virtually destroyed as an industrial society.
  • Present-day North Korea has the highest number of military and paramilitary personnel in the world (30% of its population).
  • North Korea possesses nuclear weapons.

Conclusions

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The cease-fire negotiations were recessed... They paused but might resume later. The negotiations reached a stalemate......... They aren’t progressing, even if they continue talking. They sought to expand Communism........... attempt to find (something).

Glossary

American forces cross the 38th Parallel

MacArthur wanted to extend the war into China

1945 - 1950

Korea was divided into two occupation zones.

  • Before 1945, most wars had been fought with the goal of decisively annihilating an enemy's armed forces.
  • After 1945, such total warfare became prohibitively costly and, the advent of atomic weapons multiplied the destructiveness of warfare.

Agreement reached on a cease-fire

Stalemate that lasted until the armistice of 1953.

Operation Thunderbolt

The first offensive of General Matthew Ridgway.

Truman relieved General MacArthur

MacArthur is dismissed

  • Since the armistice, there have been incursions and acts of aggression by North Korea.
  • On 11 March 2013, North Korea claimed that the armistice had become invalid.
  • In 2018, it was announced that North Korea and South Korea agreed to talk to end the conflict.

Continued division (1954–present)

May 1952

The cease-fire negotiations were recessed

Reasons: POW, frustration and U.S. political climate

The UNC and the Communists sign the armistice.

End of the hostilities

Cease-fire negotiations resume

China could not continue without Soviet aid.

1939 - 1945

Forcing of labor and migration / Comfort women

New Eight Army Commander

General Matthew Ridgway

Dwight D. Eisenhower Oct 14, 1890 - Mar 28, 1969

“Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.”

Main goal: contain the spread of communism

New US president!

Soviet Ambassador to the UN proposes cease-fire

Jakob Malik

Stalin died on 5 March

The new leaders engaged in internal power struggle

Air strikes against North Korea

Hydroelectric and irrigation dams were destroyed.

Before 1945

Korea had been a Japanese colony for 35 years

MacArthur's idea but the Pentagon opposed him.

Inchon landing

North Korea invades South Korea

Hundred of thousands of Koreans fled to the south

200,000 Chinese troops moved into North Korea

Stalin allowed to provide air cover.