Wars in Korea

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Wars in Korea

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Wars in Korea. Divided at 38 th Parallel. WWII ended and Korea was split at 38 th Parallel N of line – Japanese surrendered to USSR Communist gov’t industrial S of line – surrendered to Americans Non-Communist rural. War in Korea. 1949 – USSR and US withdraw most of their troops - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Wars in Korea

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• WWII ended and Korea was split at 38th Parallel– N of line – Japanese surrendered to USSR

• Communist gov’t• industrial

– S of line – surrendered to Americans• Non-Communist• rural

Divided at 38th Parallel

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• 1949 – USSR and US withdraw most of their troops– Soviets supply N. Koreans w/tanks,

airplanes, $ to take over South– Gamble that US won’t defend S. Korea

War in Korea

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• June 25, 1950 N. Koreans cross 38th parallel• Truman convinced they are repeating Hitler

– Tested containment– Truman responded

• S. Koreans approach UN– USSR absent– International force sent to Korea

• Led by Douglas MacArthur

Standoff at 38th Parallel

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• N. Koreans continue advance• Sept. 1950 controlled entire peninsula

except Pusan• MacArthur launches attack at Inchon

– Catches N. Koreans between forces– Half of N. Koreans surrender

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• UN forces push into N. Korea– Nov. 1950 - Close to Chinese border (Yalu

River)• Chinese feel threatened

– Oct 1950 - Send 300,000 troops into N. Korea

– Outnumber UN forces– Jan 1951 push UN back to S. Korea

Fighting Continues

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• Chinese capture capital of Seoul– MacArthur calls for nuclear attack– Truman says too reckless– MacArthur went to Congress– Removed from position by Truman

• 1952 – UN regains S. Korea• July 1953 – Ceasefire signed

– Border established at 38th Parallel

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• Korea remains divided• Demilitarized zone created• N. Korea

– Kim Il Sung established collective farms• Developed heavy industry• Built up military

– 1994 – Kim Jong Il takes over• Develops nuclear weapons• Serious economic problems

Aftermath of War

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• S. Korea– Prosperous economy

• Supported by US and other nations– 1960s concentrated on developing industry

and expanding trade– Primarily dictators– 1987 adopts democratic constitution– US has troops there still

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Casualties in the Korean War

780,000500,000

70,000

30,000

4,500

NK & Chinese soldiersand civilians

SK civilians

SK soldiers

USA soldiers

Other UN soldiers

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By 1950 had Containment worked???

• Most Americans agreed with containing communism

• Some wanted a more aggressive policy like MacArthur

• More alliances were set up that were anti-Communist