Extension of CW: KW Timeline

US and USSR withdrew troops from Korea

Jan 1, 1949

Successful Soviet testing of atomic bomb

Sep 15, 1949

US intelligence sources detected traces of radioactivity in the northern Pacific. The SU had detonated their first atomic bomb. Americans had underestimated the technological expertise of the Soviets. Soviet possession of the bomb "changed everything".

• Influced Soviet decision regarding Korean (Soviets used KW as a proxy to fight the larger CW, therefore, KW was a CW conflict)

Fall of China to Communism

Oct 7, 1949

gave USSR courage to challenge US, led Stalin to giving permission to Kim to attack S.Korea.
For the US, it sparked an immense fear of the domino theory
US had to intervene in KW to prove their credibility in resisting communism across the world

Truman authorised development of H-bomb

Jan 7, 1950

Dean Acheson’s Defence Perimeter speech

Jan 12, 1950

Stalin gave Kim permission to attack S.Korea

Jan 30, 1950

N.Korean attacked S.Korea

Jun 25, 1950

Arrival of US troops, but N.Koreans continued to adv

Aug 1, 1950

S.Korean forces pushed back to Pusan

Sep 1, 1950

S.Korean forces crossed the 38th //, entered N.Korea

Sep 30, 1950

Communist forces pushed south of Seoul

Jan 1, 1951

MacArthur openly called for A-bombing of China

Jan 7, 1951

Truman sacked MacArthur for insubordination

Apr 7, 1951

Stalemate: Peace talks began, dragged on for 2 years due to POW issue

Jul 7, 1951

Stalin wasted

Mar 5, 1953

Armistice

Jul 27, 1953