locker. Naylork.weebly.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKPdJ cyIt8I • Korea Cold War The struggle for power between the US (democracy) & USSR (communism) that never erupted into actual war.
•1940’s until 1991
•Each side supported armed conflicts between democratic & communist nations around the world. •Didn’t actually engage in physical war against one another Korea: located in North Eastern Asia and shares a border with China. Korea- Post WWII • Japan controlled Korea pre-WWII. • Post WWII- replaced Japan with Soviets & Americans • North Korea: Soviet Union (Communist) • South Korea: the United States (Democratic) • Split at the 38th parallel roughly equally. June 25, 1950 • General Chai Ung Chai’s Communist army from North Korea invaded South Korea. • North Korea wanted to unite under Communism. • Capital of Seoul fell to North Korea in less than a week. • TheUnited States and United Nations sided with South Korea. Domino Theory What other communist nations are in Asia?
• Ifone nation fell to Communism, then others in the area would
follow. • US feared that if Korea became a Communist nation, then other nations would follow. UN Police Action South Korea asked the UN for help. The United States along with the United Nations decided to take a stand – Can’t let Communism Spread! With the Soviet Union boycotting the Security Council, President Truman was able to get the UN authorize the use of force to repel the invasion. • One side would The See Saw War…. take over land and then the other side would get it back. Helping North Korea •The US & UN forces didn’t worry about Soviet forces helping North • However, they should Korea since the have worried about Soviets had lost China…. • The US did not think millions in China would help the WWII. North Koreans, but they did. Final 2 years of the War • June 1951- second phase started • Massive artillery fights on the 38th parallel took place. • During this time US air strikes almost destroyed Pyongyang. • Korean War was the first time jets were used in a war. An end to war…sort of… • An armistice (truce/cease- fire) signed on July 27, 1953 • End to open hostilities • A buffer zone- 38th parallel (demilitarized zone) • A way to transfer prisoners of war What’s happened since…write a short summary of the following videos… Life in North Korea Visiting North Korea April 2018- North and South Korea end to conflict- skip this question, the video is currently blocked.