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Border Skirmishes between NK & SK
NK led by Kim Il Sung (Well-liked by people, still a dictator)
SK led by Syngman Rhee (Hated by people, corrupt) -
Communist Victory in China
Mao comes to power (USSR gains a communist companion) -
Go-ahead for NK to invade SK by USSR
Stalin was supportive of "International Revolution", but hesitant to commit men to war effort, sent commanders and resources instead
Mao willing to back NK more with support by way of men and resources -
NK invasion of SK
Beginning of Korean War -
UN Resolution to get involved militarily
SC passed Resolution (USSR boycotted because of China's exclusion) -
UN Forces rollback NK back
Amphibious Landing at Inchon, with Land Invasion at Pusan.
Rollback to the 38th Parallel -
UN Invasion of NK
Rollback policy taken all the way, becoming a peacemaking mission by force. -
Chinese Forces enter combat to attack UN Forces
Prompted by MacArthur's order to advance to the Yalu River (24 October 1950) -
Chinese Forces capture Seoul
Chinese Forces pass the 38th Parallel -
Stalemate at 38th Parallel
UN Forces recapture Seoul (March 1951) -
Period: to
Negotiation
Failure due to disagreements regarding POW and final borders
Syngman Rhee pressuring US to rejoin the battle. -
Armistice Agreement
End of Korean War
Motivators:
Replacement of Truman with Eisenhower, who was encouraged to end conflict by American public
Death of Stalin (Replaced with Malenkov) -
Impacts of Korean War
NSC-68 fully adopted
NATO fully formed
Sino-Soviet Relationship had short term boost, though tensions regarding USSR's involvement arose as well
Sino-American Relationships took a shit