Conflict & Tension in Asia: conflict in korea Flashcards
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Why were the USA and the USSR different?
USA and USSR had different ideologies
- USA was a capitalist country
- USSR was a Communist country
How did the differences of the running of the countries USA and USSR lead to them becoming rivals
USA and the USSR believed that their system was the way in which all countries should be run
What happened as a result of the USA thinking that the USSR was trying to spread communism across the world
The USA united with other capitalist countries (Britain and France) to stop the spread of communism across the world
How did the USSR respond to the USA uniting with other capitalist countries
USSR believed they were under threat from aggressive capitalist countries
-Russians were not invited to peace talks at the end of the First World War
What occurred after the war between USA Britain France and the USSR
USA Britain and France began to disagree with the USSR over what to do with the countries that have been devastated by the war
What did Britain and the USA feel think should happen to the countries of Europe that have been devastated by the war
Britain USA felt that countries of Europe should be helped to recover quickly
USA was willing to pay huge amounts of money to help this recovery
How did USSR oppose this view that Britain and the USA felt that countries of Europe should be helped to recover quickly
Stalin wanted to keep Germany week and wanted to keep Soviet troops inside the eastern European countries he had invaded during the war
What did US President Harry Truman later release and when
March 1947
Truman released the Truman doctrine
What did the Truman doctrine promise
It promised that the USA would come to the aid with money and military help of any country under the threat of a communist take over
What policy did the US stick to and why
policy Of containment meaning they would contain communism to stop it spreading from country to country
When did the cold war begin
1949
Who took over Korea in the early 1900s
Japan
What happened to Korea when Japan lost the Second World War
Japanese soldiers in northern part of Korea surrendered to Soviet forces
&those in south surrendered to US forces
What happened to Korea when the Japanese soldiers surrendered in both the north and south parts of Korea
Korea was divided into two separate zones
division was meant to be temporary
with the intention being for career to become a united independent country
Who became the leader of south Korea
Syngman Rhee
Who became the leader of North Korea
Kim Il-Sung
What did both leaders of North and South Korea want for Korea
They both believed in the unification of Korea
What was the issue with both north and south Korean leaders wanting to unify Korea
Both the leaders of Korea wanted to unify Korea under a different political ideology
- Syngman Rhee capitalism
- Kim Il-sung communism
What did the US do to help prevent China from becoming a Communist country and when did they do this
between 1946-1949
USA supported China with weapons and equipment to help Chinese forces fight the Communist’s
Despite the US attempting to help China what occurred in 1949
Communists won and China became a Communist country
Who decided upon the big decisions within the UN
The Security Council
-which contained 15 member states
The five permanent states were Britain France USA USSR and China
What were the 5 permanent members of the Security Council able to do
veto a decision
What occurred in the Security Council when China became a Communist country
The Security Council had to meet to agree for the new Chinese government to be allowed to join
What did the USA respond with during the Security Council meeting to agree whether the new Chinese government would be allowed to join
USA vetoed the decision
