Korean War

Korean War

1. Division of Korea

   • - Korea divided into North and South  - Soviet union temporarily occupies the south   - US temporarily occupies the South 
   • North Korea
     • Leaders of the war
       • Kim Il-Sung
         • - was the leader of North Korea  - Initiated the was  - wanted to unite Korea under   communist rule
         • North Korea Invades the south
           • - June 25th 1950  - will the support of the soviets North Korea, lead by Kim Il-Sung, invaded South Korea 
       • Mao Zedong
         • - Chairman of China and leader of the communist party of China  - Agreed to help North Korea invade South Korea 
       • Joseph Stalin
         • - Agreed to help North Korea in invading South Korea  - Used the Korean war to fight against the US without going into a hot war  - Provided the North with weapons and training 
     • Ideology
       • Marxism-Leninism
         • North Koreas ideology at the time of the Korean war. 
         • Political
           • - the creation of a single party state lead by a Marxist-Leninist communist party 
         • Economical
           • - Wages are set and differentiated according to skill and intensity of work  - means of production are under public control
         • Cultural
           • - Promotes atheism 
         • Social
           • - Supports universal social welfare - elimination of the political power of the bourgeoisie  - abolishment of private property - supports the emancipation of women  - wants a classless society - education that teaches its citizens to live a disciplined and self-fulfilling lifestyle dictated by the social norms of communism
         • Juche
           • Replaced Marxism-Leninism in 1972 as the countries official ideology. It sates that there is no god but Kim Il-Sung and that he is the eternal Persident of North Korea. The three key principles of Juche are: independence, self sustenance and self-defence. 
   • South Korea
     • Leaders
       • Syngman Rhee
         • - Leader of South Korea  - Strongly anti-communist - wanted to unify Korea
         • executes 10,000 people
           • - 25th June 1950  - Rhee executes 10,000 people fearing that South Korean's will join the communists 
         • Armistice agreement
           • - Sign agreement to stop fighting  - Korea still divided  - Agree to neutral zone called DMZ 
       • Harry S. Truman
         • - President of the United States - fear of communism spreading through Asia  - Failure over that the US was not victorious in the Korean war results in loss of support for his policies in America 
         • Douglas McArthur
           • - head of UN command  - appointed by President Harry S. Truman  - European countries distrusted his judgement  - inflicted heavy casualties on the Chinese  - Violated the presidents directive - Was replaced by Ridgeway on April 10 1951 because of this 
         • Mathew Ridgeway
           • April 9 1951 Ridgeway replaces McArthur as Supreme commander in Korea 
         • UN and US Intervention
           • - June 27 1950 -UN approves US intervention in the Korean war to help stop the spread of communism - first time the security council has approved the use of military force  - UN forces in Korea placed under the command of U.S. military 
     • Ideology
       • Political
         • - Industrialisation  - Urbanisation  - Capitalism 
         • Democratic
           • - Government chosen by people  - President is head of state  - has a 5 year period  - President is elected by the people 
       • Social
         • - concentration of population in major cities  - more nuclear family living arrangements  - emergence of a middle class  - Women have more rights 
       • Economic
         • - Industrialisation  - Urbanisation  - Capitalism 
         • Capitalism
           • - A majority of their means of production is privately owned and operated for profit 
       • Cultural
         • - Shares its traditional culture with North Korea  - Historically influenced greatly by China  - Actively encourages arts  - drink more alcohol on a weekly basis compared to the rest of the world 
   • The surrendering of Japan
     • - August 14 1945  - Japan surrenders at the end of WW2 - ends their 35 year reign over Korea