The Korean War Flashcards
(30 cards)
Moscow Agreement
1945
Korea divided along 38th parallel
Headquarters for UN
New York
Number of vetoes used by USSR 1946-1955 (UN)
75
Only Eastern European state in UN
Poland
Division of Korea confirmed by UN
1947
Elections held in just South Korea
May 1948
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea/DPRK) established
September 1948
Republic of Korea (South Korea/ROK) established
May 1948
25 June 1950
70,000 North Korean troops and tanks crossed the 38th parallel
September 1950
The Inchon Landings
Within 2 days of North Korean troops crossing the 38th parallel
The US (under the name of UN) along with 29 other states voted to send military, economic and medical aid
7 October 1950
MacArthur invades North Korea
Policy of rollback
25 November 1950
200,000 Chinese troops attacked UN forces
By December 1950
Communist forces retook Pyongyang (North Korean capital)
By January 1951
Communist forces had crossed 38th parallel and recaptured Seoul
February 1951
UN accuses China of being the aggressor
By March 1951
MacArthur equipped with more troops and bombers pushes the communist forces back, reaching the 38th parallel
11 April 1951
MacArthur fired by Truman
Truman - shut down idea of escalation (which MacArthur proposed to do)
June 1951
US indicate to USSR and China they are willing to negotiate a ceasefire
By July 1952
Talks for an armistice begin but soon stalled
Stalemate
Eisenhower’s election campaign (1952)
“I shall go to Korea”
5 March 1953
Stalin died
UN casualties by June 1953
23,000
Declaration of martial law in South Korea by Rhee
1953
