Impact of the Korean War

Question 1

How many US soldiers were killed in Korea?

Answer 1

50,000

Question 2

How much did the US spend in Korea?

Answer 2

$20 billion

Question 3

What were the impacts of the Korean War for the US?

Answer 3

Succeeded at containing communism
Increased belief in domino theory
Encouraged them to help French in Indochina
US focused on containment rather than rollback of communism
First war US had not won outright

Question 4

How much of Korea’s population was killed in the war?

Answer 4

10%

Question 5

What were the impacts on Korea?

Answer 5

Korean industry was destroyed
3-4 million casualties
Neither side achieved a united Korea
Families separated by DMZ

Question 6

What was the impact of the Korean War on China/USSR?

Answer 6

China and USSR disagreed on who should pay for the war, eventually they split in 1960
China proved they could defend communism
US refused trade with China
North Korea successfully remained communist

Question 7

What was the impact of the Korean War on the Cold War?

Answer 7

Increased tension between US and USSR
Korean war confirmed communist takeover of South-East Asia
SEATO formed in 1954 (S.E Asia and US)
First time the Cold War had been fought in a ‘proxy war’