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Korean War
- Origins of the war
- Key events in Korea 1940-1945.
- Temporary Division of
Korea in 1945
"Trusteeship" policy
- By 1947 the temporary
division had become
permanent. Became
apparent that the
trusteeship would never
succeed as Kim and Rhee
wanted to unite Korean
alone
- Potsdam conference of July
and August 1945, agreed that
USSR and USA should liberate
Korea
- Lack of desire from soviets
- By 1947 the temporary
division had become
permanent. Became
apparent that the
trusteeship would never
succeed as Kim and Rhee
wanted to unite Korean
alone
- US in South Korea, USSR in
North Korea divided by 38th
Parallel
- Stalin didn't want to
be seen as holding
back Kim Il Sungs
revolution
- End of August 1949
USSR successfully
tested first atomic
bomb, removing US
threat and increasing
Soviet Confidence
- Strategically Stalin couldn't
expand in Europe so NK was
next best thing, NK close to
China and Japan
- Economically NK had natural
resources and could be a soviet
trading partner
- Stalin didn't want to
be seen as holding
back Kim Il Sungs
revolution
- Emergence of
Kim-il-Sung in
North and
Syngman Rhee in
South
- Both wanted to be the one leader
of a unified independent state.
This meant a Civil War became
inevitable.
- Rhee was a major problem for a united
Korea, Rhee did not sign armistice because
he thought he could unite Korea,
- Rhee and Kim put in charge to
prevent power vacuum. The different
administrations prevented power
vacuum.
- Both wanted to be the one leader
of a unified independent state.
This meant a Civil War became
inevitable.
- August 15th 1948 - ROK
established. September 9th
1948 - DPRK established.
Division now made permanent.
- The nations were now divided
with different ideologies
- The nations were now divided
with different ideologies
- Withdrawal of US forces in
1948 showed weakness
- Did not include Korea in the defensive
perimeter, so preoccupied with defeating
Japan they failed to consider it as a
temptation to Stalin.
- Truman administration were
preoccupied with the cold
war in Europe and failed to
see any useful resources in
Korea
- Within striking
distance of
Japan, could
ruin the
reconstruction
- Did not include Korea in the defensive
perimeter, so preoccupied with defeating
Japan they failed to consider it as a
temptation to Stalin.
- NSC68 14th April 1950
- Acheson called it "a blunt but
effective propaganda tool"
- Unfortunately it had little
propaganda effect on USSR
as it was kept secret, if Kim
and Stalin had of known
about it South Korea may not
have been invaded in June
1950
- Unfortunately it had little
propaganda effect on USSR
as it was kept secret, if Kim
and Stalin had of known
about it South Korea may not
have been invaded in June
1950
- Acheson called it "a blunt but
effective propaganda tool"
- Dean Acheson's speech January 1950
- Soviets felt he was
sending a message to
Stalin that US would not
intervene if war outbreaks
in korea
- Suggested that USA would shrink from extending
defensive perimeter to the mainland and turn to
'collective security.'
- Suggested that USA would shrink from extending
defensive perimeter to the mainland and turn to
'collective security.'
- Soviets felt he was
sending a message to
Stalin that US would not
intervene if war outbreaks
in korea
- Temporary Division of
Korea in 1945
"Trusteeship" policy
- Key events in Korea 1940-1945.
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