Korean+War

Korean War (2 5 June 1950 - armistice signed 27 July 1953)
== == =Causes=
 * Korea was under Japan's control in 1904. After US and USSR both declared war on Japan, they both recieved Korean in return. According to the alliance, Korean was divided to form to gov't (pro-Western and pro-communist)
 * Few years later, two regimes wanted to unify into one, but their distinctive beliefs caused tension
 * United Nations wanted to hold election in Korean, but North Korea refused to allow unified election
 * In 1945s, both America and Soviet control a part of Korea -->stalemate, two powers struggled for and against communism
 * America: democratcy & capitalism
 * Soviet: dictatorship & communism

=Key Aspects= __﻿__
 * 1945, US and USSR divided Korea along **38th parallel**.
 * North: strong pro-Soviet gov't; South: US gave control to pro-Western gov't of ** Syngman Rhee **
 * June 24, 1950, communists of North Korea invaded the pro-Western South Korea
 * June 27, 1950, Turman adm. called **United Nations** for help and ordered ** MacArthur **to be in charge of US army in Korea
 * Sep 1950, "** Liberation **" - America attacked North Korea who fled across 38th parallel. Truman ordered MacArthur to pursue communists.
 * not simply containing communism, but also liberating (eliminating)
 * By Oct 19, most parts of North Korean were under UN control
 * Dec 1950, ** Chinese intervened **b/c Korean War was threatening Chinese border. Pushed Americans back to South Korean and also captured Seoul.
 * B/t Dec 1950 - mid-Jan 1951, Americans and Chinese fought and pushed each other back to 38th parallel, then regain control again --> no winners, stalemate
 * **Truman-MacArthur Controversy** - Truman: don't want war w/ China; MacArthur: believed should attack China. MacArthur was fired, but he recieved more popularity than Truman on the issue
 * 27 July 1953, ** armistice ceased fire **in Korea (but not a forever peace treaty)

=Consequences= =Resources= textbook pg 779-782 =[]= []
 * Created limited economic stability domestically
 * Truman ** established Office of Defense Mobilization **- prevent inflation by lowering costs
 * Showed **American determination in containing communism** (do whatever it takes)
 * **Tension b/t US and China** --> lasted for decades
 * ** boom in $ **
 * **stalemate continued,** thousands of soldiers were still kept in Korea with no way in or out
 * Inability of solving the issue raised **fear w/in America against communism**
 * The ** NSC-68 Containment Policy **was expanded from Europe to the rest of the world like Vietnam and Korea.