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1950 - 1953
The korean war
Abstract
It was the only occasion in the Cold War when the military forces of China, Soviet Union, and USA met in combat.
Very close to the Third World War
The Korean War is well known as the USA's 'Forgotten War.'
The war that changed how the East and the West dealt with one another.
After SWW...
- The USA and its allies, promoted democracy and capitalism.
- The Soviet Union and its supporters sought to expand Communism.
Truman Doctrine (1947): Opposing Communist expansion worldwide.
The Korean peninsula in 1950
Before 1939
1939 - 1945
1945 - 1950
Cronology
23 December
7 October
25 June
1950
1950
1950
1950
1950
27 October
15 September
Cronology
23 June
23 June
25 January
1952
1951
1951
1951
1951
27 November
11 April
Cronology
27 July
5 March
8 October
1953
1953
1952
1953
1952
26 April
4 November
Conclusions
- 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.
Glossary
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).
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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.
MacArthur is dismissed
Truman relieved General MacArthur
Continued division (1954–present)
- 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.
The cease-fire negotiations were recessed
May 1952
Reasons: POW, frustration and U.S. political climate
End of the hostilities
The UNC and the Communists sign the armistice.
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
New US president!
“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.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower Oct 14, 1890 - Mar 28, 1969