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Case Study. The Korean War 1950- 1953. Leading up to 1950. Marshall Plan 1947 Truman Doctrine 1947 Berlin Blockade/Airlift 1948-1949 Soviets obtain Nuclear weapons in 1949 Chinese Revolution in 1949- communist Duck and Cover 1950 McCarthyism : late 1940s-late 1950s - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Korean War 1950- 1953
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Leading up to 1950Marshall Plan 1947Truman Doctrine 1947Berlin Blockade/Airlift 1948-1949Soviets obtain Nuclear weapons in 1949Chinese Revolution in 1949- communistDuck and Cover 1950McCarthyism : late 1940s-late 1950sPolicy of ContainmentKorea: first major battle fought on grounds of
containment
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Japanese Territory 1945
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War under Japan1931- Japan begins expandingoil embargo on Japan by Americans- led to
Pearl Harbour“death before surrender”What else do we know? (“Island Hopping”,
Kamikazee)The Pacific
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Lead up in KoreaBefore end of WWII: controlled by Japan
since 1910August 1945: USSR invades in North KoreaShortly after: US enters South Korea to deter
communism in southJapan surrenders to USSR in North, US in
SouthAllies promise Korean independence
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Lead up in KoreaEnd of WWII: Korean Peninsula divided
“temporarily” at 38th Parallel1946- 38th Parallel becomes more rigidNorth- Communist (supported by USSR)
Kim Il Sung “Democratic Peoples Republic”South- Democratic (supported by US)
Syngman Rhee “Republic of Korea”America supported Rhee and began
withdrawing troopsEach government hoped to unify Korea under
it’s own rule
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And War Breaks OutJune 25, 1950 North Korea strikes strategic positions and
progresses towards SeoulSouth Korea ill prepared to defend themselvesUN Security Council votes (9-0)
Invasion by North Korea: “breach of peace”USSR not in security council (left in protest for
China)Membership of the Security Council
Truman names MacArthur to led UN forces
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MacArthur
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America in Korea
MacArthur dismissed by Truman in 1951 for disagreement in policy
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15 Nations in total join to form UN forcesAmerica never formally declared war on Korea:
“police action”Truman: "communism has passed beyond the
use of subversion to conquer independent nations and will now use armed invasion and war."
(Note: blames “communism,” not Soviets)Truman makes promises to protect in future
French-Indo China (would later lead to Vietnam War)
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Cease fire eventually brings war to close by 1953
54 000 American troops die in Korea!
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Korean War Memorial
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Korea todayStill dividedNorth Korea still communist under Kim Jung
IlNorth Korea todayKorea today