The Korean War 1950-1953 The Korean War is considered to be Canada’s third deadliest war.
The Korean War
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The Korean War
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US vs. Soviet UnionUnited States Soviet Leader
Leader: Harry Truman Leader: Joseph Stalin
Capitalist economy Communist economy
Leader elected by people
One party system allowed no opponents
Never allied with Germany
Once an ally of Germany
US entered Germany through N. Africa campaign
Upset because US took the long way to Germany
Developed A-Bomb and didn’t tell Soviets
Mad at US developed A-bomb secretly.
Soviets Reparations• Soviets wanted Germany to pay
reparations. Soviets agreed to allow free elections in Poland.
• Since Soviets lost 20 million people in WW II, they felt that they should control eastern Europe. They had already established satellite nations – communist governments established by S.U. in Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Poland. Stalin says that communism and capitalism were incompatible and that another war was inevitable.
US Policy of Containment• Containment – George Kennan
proposed the policy of containment. He meant taking measures to prevent any extension of communist rule to other countries.
• Winston Churchill gave a speech called the “Iron Curtain”. He said that an iron curtain had descended over Eastern Europe.
• The Cold War – conflict between US and S.U. that lasted from 1945-1991.
Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
• The Truman Doctrine gave $400 million of in aid the those countries hurt by WW II. Truman declares that “it must be the policy of the US to support free peoples who are resisting attempting subjugation by armed minorities or by outsides pressures.”
• The Marshall Plan = Sec. of State George Marshall said that the US needed to provide aid to all European nations that needed it. This plan was to wage a war against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos. Gave $13 billion.
Berlin• After WW II, Germany was divided
into 4 zones. France, Britain, Us and Russia each controlled a zone. F, B, and US decided to form a nation out of there 3 zones. S.U tried to take Berlin and blocked all travel in and out of the city. He hoped to starve them into communism. The US broke the blockade for 327 days by airlifting supplies into Berlin. The mission was dubbed The Berlin Airlift. Eventually Germany was divided into 2 countries West Berlin, a free nation, and East Berlin, a communist nation. The Berlin Wall was erected between the two nations.
Korean War• Korea had been divided into 2 nations North
Korea and South Korea. The two were divided at the 38th parallel.
N. Korea S. Korea
Communist Democracy
Supported by China and SU
Supported by US
Leader – Kim II Sung
Leader – Syngman Rhee
Pyongyang Seoul
Korean War• N. Korea invaded S. Korea.
United Nations voted to send troops there. 520,000 troops from UN (90% were from US), sent to S.K. An additional 590,000 troops from S.K joined. The two sides pushed each other up and down the country. The UN placed Gen. Douglas MacArthur in control over UN troops. He pushed N.K troops back over 38th.
Korean War• China decides to join the N.K
side. They send troops over N.K boarder. Their troops outnumbered UN troops 10 to 1. MacArthur wants to launch a counterattack into China. Truman disagrees. MacArthur pleads his case with the press. Truman gets mad and fires MacArthur for insubordination.
Korean War ends
• July 1953, the two sides agree to end the war. They returned to their pre-war boundaries.
• Was the “Forgotten War” a success?
• Cost 54,000 US lives and $67 billion.
Cold War at Home• House Un-American
Activities Committee (HUAC) – investigated suspected communists in US. Arrested 10 people in Hollywood.
• Two famous spy cases: Alger Hiss and Rosenberg’s. Alger Hiss was coping gov’t documents. He was convicted of perjury. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg – convicted and executed for selling atomic secrets to S.U.
McCarthyism
• Sen. Joseph McCarthyism = claimed he had a list of communist members in the state department. This was a form of a witch hunt. A few people lost their jobs because of these. He messed things up when he accused the army of having military. The public lost faith in him. He lost re-election and died three years later.
Napalm
Berlin Wall
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Murdered POW by NK
North Korean invades SK
North Korea POW’s
US POW Murdered
US POW Rescued Under Fire