korean war + The Maoist years Flashcards
(46 cards)
what was the after result of korean war
after US and China became more antagonistic (why we still have to talk about it)
-north korea has nuclear weapons that can reach the west
why did China enter the korean war
becaus ethey were worried US would get to close to manchuria frp, Korea borderline.
can china claim victory with korea wear
yes because they took on the US, so in that sense they can claim some victory
what is korean war often called
forgitten war because it is overshadowed by others
did korean war end with a peace traty
no, only ceasefire agreement (armstice) no peace treaty
technically war is only paused
did people want the korean war
no
how many chinese troops were killed in korean war
1 million
what was estbalished before the korean war
division of the korean penniinsula at the 38th parallel. it was agreed upon by US and soviet union
why was kim il sung more easily influenced by communist ideas
like lost names, the dad who was anti japanese and lived better in china which has more communist influence
what was cold war
arms race beween US and soviet inion also led space race
what led up to cold war
1)arms race
2)ideological confrontation (communims vs capitalism)
3)both sides had seperate allies that they were building up
why was china a tricky ally for soviet union
because stalin did not like mao (thought he was a country bumpkin)
-US denied meeting with Mao so Mao settled with soviet union
who was syngman rhee
south korean leader guy who was backed by US
he was very pro america
when did korean war start
1950, US joined two days later
what was the catalyst for the war
syngman rhee provoked korea “we could take north korea in three days”
-kim il sung sent troops crossing 38th parallel
did south korea have enough troops of their own to fight
no, they needed help
what was macarthurs attutude towards korean war
he was ery confident they could win war with two divisions
what was chiang kai sheks offer to truman
give him troops in hopes of US winning and letting KMT leave taiwan back into china
what was their smug talk over during korean war
unleashing chiang kai shek (unrelaitic he was not valuable did not have a lot of troops either)
how did chiense (PRC) troops crossing the yalu river change the nature of the war
in the beginning it was a civil war when US and China got involved it necame a proxy war.
-hot war in cold war
-became international
was macaruthru a general during all the korean war
No, dismissed from UN commander in chief and by truman when war was not progressing as orignally thought
when was armistice
1953
what was significance of korean war
-deepening of sino-american hostility
-japan was a new ally and benefit to japans economy (korea got mats from Japan)
-south korea as testing ground for democracy
what two campaigns came before the great leap forward
hundred flowers campaign and anti rightist campaign
