History IH Korean War

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  • Democrats win presidential elections for 5th consective time.

  • Soviet successful testing of the atomic bomb

  • Fall of China to CCP (communists)

  • Dean Acheson's defence perimeter speech

    Omitted South Korea from the list of countries that US would automoatically defend in the event of aggression

  • Stalin agrees to Kim II Sung's request

    Highlights that:
    1. Kim initiated the Korean War
    2. Kim needed Soviet support in the Korean War

  • Sino-Soviet Treaty

    30-year mutual alliance treaty
    Soviet promises China $300mil. in credits

  • Reappraisal Policy - NSC 68

    demonstrated underlying continuity of American policy in that of the Long Telegram

  • North Korean army ordered across 38th parallel by Kim Il Sung.

    90,000 North Korean soldiers, battle-hardened by experience in Chinese civil war and with 150 T-34 tanks, broke through South Korea's defences.

  • US sponsored a resolution in UN's security council calling for military action against North Korea

    US committed 260,000 troops, UN soldiers from other nations never exceeded 35,000.

  • Truman orders US troops stationed in Japan to Korea

  • China joins in the Korean War

  • UN forces suffered 11,000 casualties in 2 days

    3000 US troops died

  • North Korea reoccupies Pyongyang and Seoul

  • Operation Killer

  • Truman relieves MacArthur of his command on the grounds.

  • Operation Ripper

  • Peace talks begins but drags on for 2 years

  • Death of Stalin

  • Armistice

    End of Korean War