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Korean War
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- 1BackgroundKorea had been ruled by Japan until 1945, when it was liberated by the USSR and the USA, the USA liberated the Southern half the USSR liberated the Norther half, this influenced their beliefs on the people that lived there, turning North Vietnam into communist. The two leaders were Kim Il Sung and Syngman Rhee and they did not get along. War started when North Korea invaded North Korea. The USA wanted to join but they had to do it through the UN.
- 2How did the UN enter the war?The USA knew they could not enter by themselves, they had to do it through the UN so they insisted and finally the UN entered the war in September 1950. The USSR did not say anything because they were not joining the UN until China was accepted.
- 3September 1950The UN joined and pushed the North Koreans all the way back to the 38th parallel.
- 4October 1950The UN continued to advance and they were warned by the Chinese not to, otherwise they would attack.
- 5November 1950The UN continued to advance despite Chinese warnings and the Chinese entered the war, they called themselves "people's volunteers", they pushed the UN forces back because they knew how to fight under that climate.
- 6March 1951MacArthur was the army leader, he had been a hero in World War 2. He suggested that they bombard China and North Korea but Truman disagreed, MacArthur insisted so he was fired and replaced by Bradley who had more in common with Truman.
- 7June 1951Peace talks begin when both armies reached the 38th parallel but war continued for 2 more years.
- 8July 1953The War ends with the armistice. By this time Truman had been replaced with Eisenhower and Stalin had died.
- 9Success for containmentOn the one hand it showed how capable the USA was of containing communism on the other hand it highlighted the tensions between the American leaders and it showed the limits of the policy because North Korea was still communist. Moreover it showed Truman as weak.
- 10Methods of containmentThis war showed that the USA's only method of containment was war so they signed 2 more alliances, the SEATO and the CENTO which surrounded the USSR and its allies which would be very useful during the arms race.
- 11Arms raceThe Cold War was a propaganda war. During the 1950 s the USSR had the lead in their space program. They fought about who had the most missiles, the fastest missiles and the most destructive weapon. The USA had more missiles than the USSR but neither of them said anything because it would be too humiliating for the USSR and the USA used the people's fear to get more taxes to pay for more missiles.
- 12What was MADBy 1961 both countries had so many missiles pointed at each other that it didn't matter that the USA had more because if they fired one the other country could strike back before it was destroyed. This became known as Mutually assured destruction.
- 13FearThe arms race was an everyday conversation, kids were taught at school what to do in case of an attack. Everyone knew that one wrong move could cause a nuclear war, for example, once the USA confused one of its own satellites with a Soviet missile and was minutes away from striking back. Many people opposed the arms race, for example the man who created the atomic bomb was against the Hydrogen bomb. Many people feared that it would mean the end of the human raze.
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- FlashCards sobre Korean War, criado por Felicitas MAROLDA em 18-06-2020.
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