– stop communism from spreading. 9. After the North Koreans pushed southwards towards the Pusan Perimeter, what changed the course of the war for them? A rapid U.N. counter-offensive then drove the North Koreans past the 38th Parallel and almost to the Yalu River, when the People's Republic of China (PRC) entered the war on the side of North Korea 10. How did US goals change following MacArthur’s Incheon Landing?
The Korean War began on 25th June 1950 and lasted until 27th May 1953. There are several reasons why the Korean war lasted so long. After the Second World War, Korea was split along the 38th parallel. The North was under the USSR and the south was under the US. This was because Korea had been under Japan from 1910 to 1945 but after the war ended it came under temporary rule of the two superpowers.
Within days they had occupied much of South Korea. The United States decided to defeat the North Koreans. It was the nation’s first military engagement of the Cold War. On June 27, 1950 President Truman appealed to the United Nations to intervene. On June 30, 1950 the United States sent its own ground forces into Korea.
The formal institution of SEATO was established on 19 February 1955 at a meeting of treaty partners in Bangkok, Thailand. Satellite nation- a country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation Servicemen’s Readjustment Act/ GI Bill Of Rights- helping ease veterans’ return to civilian life, passed by Congress Syngman Rhee- Syngman Rhee or Yi Seungman was the first president of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains controversial, affected by Cold War tensions on the Korean peninsula and elsewhere. The Rosenbergs- Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were minor activists in the American Communist Party. Thomas Dewey- Thomas Edmund Dewey was the 47th Governor of New York.
George Patton-helped lead the Allies to victory in the invasion of Sicily, and was instrumental to the liberation of Germany from the Nazis Describe the significance of the key military actions listed below. Battle | Dates | Description | The Battle of the Atlantic | September 1939-May 1945 | The longest battle of WWII began when Britain declared war and ended with Germany’s surrender to the Allies. | The Battle of Stalingrad | August 23, 1942- February 2,1943 | Major battle, Nazi Germany and allies fought the Soviet Union | The North African Front | June 10, 1940- May 13, 1943 | Fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts. Axis and Allied forced pushed each other back and forth on the deserts. | The Italian Campaign | 1943- the end of the war in Europe | A military effort for Canada during WWII.
8. The American General MacArthur wanted to invade China but President Truman said no and fired him; in 1953 a Korean truce was negotiated. 9. The Western attempt to check Stalin probably came too late and may have A. B.
Korean War After World War II, the United States reached an agreement with the Soviet Union to have a divided Korea, with the United States also agreeing to stay south of the 38th Parallel. In June of 1950, North Korea breached the 38th Parallel, prompting the United States to retaliate with support of South Korea, using sea and air units to help defend the country against the communistic government of North Korea. Communism was feared by both the South Koreans and the United States as it looked to oppress the freedoms of its peoples ("Cold War", 2011). Due to the rising fear of communism, President Truman enacted the Truman Doctrine. This eventually led to the Containment Policies via the newly established North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
NSC-68 provided the doctrinal justification for US intervention in Korea. Some would argue that the US desire to contain Communism came from the idea that Stalin was behind the invasion of South Korea in the first place. During a secret visit to Moscow in April 1950, Kim II Sung was given permission to launch a war of reunification in Korea from Stalin. Stalin also agreed to provide additional Soviet military assistance. Therefore, it is possible to argue that the US desire to contain Communism contributed to their involvement in the Korean War due to NSC-68 providing a more aggressive tack and because some Americans were led to believe that Stalin was behind the invasion of South Korea.
Then Vietnam splits at the 17th parallel, France leaves and the U.S stays, JFK sends troops, LBJ then escalates war after JFK assassination, on July 1964 LBJ approved to attack on North Vietnam coast. On august 2, 1964, North Vietnam retailed and attacked U.S Maddox in the gulf of Tonkin. President Johnson then tells congress to pass the gulf of Tonkin resolution. It gave him the authorization to use military forces and send more troops. But it was not a declaration of war.
In the United States, the war was officially described as a police action owing to the lack of a declaration of war by the US Congress. Colloquially, it has been referred to in the United States as The Forgotten War or The Unknown War. The issues concerned were much less clear than in previous and subsequent conflicts, such as the Second World War and the Vietnam War. [32][33] The war has to a significant degree been "historically overshadowed by World War II and Vietnam". [34] In South Korea the war is usually referred to as the 6–2–5 War (yuk-i-o jeonjaeng), reflecting the date of its commencement on 25 June.