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Start of Soviet–Japanese War
It was a military conflict with the Soviet invasion of Manchukuo. It ended Japanese control of Manchukuo and Korea. The defeat of Japan's Kwantung Army helped bring about the Japanese surrender and the termination of World War II. It was a significant factor in the Japanese decision to surrender unconditionally, as it made apparent that Soviet was not willing to negotiate an end to hostilities on conditional terms.
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end of second world war and the split of Korea
Since the end of second war, Korea has been split into North and South, governed by Soviet and US respectively, according to the military demarcation line (also called 38 line). Originally the split is the exact 38 line, but after the Korean War a new 38 line is set. -
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Jeju uprising
It was an uprising that occurred on Jeju Island in South Korea. Residents of Jeju didn't like the US army and the new regime. The Workers' Party of South Korea launched an insurgency in April 1948, attacking the police, and Northwest Youth League members stationed on Jeju mobilized to violently suppress the protests. It was notable for its extreme violence with between 14,000 and 30,000 people killed and another 40,000 fled to Japan.
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The establishment of South Korea
After Korea is split into North and South, US found it is difficult to rule South Korea from long distance and diminishing military spending. They asked united nation to let South Korea take care of themselves. South Korea has its first president election and Syngman Rhee become the first President. But North Korea didn't recognise this regime because both North and South claim they have the real right to rule whole Korea. -
The establishment of North Korea
To counter the establishment of South Korea, North Korea also announce itself as a country and Kim Il-sung became the first president. North Korea is supported by socialism countries headed with Soviet Union while South Korea is supported by capitalism countries headed with the US. -
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 195
It was a resolution by United Nations to recognise South Korea as the legal political ruler of Korea. This resolution is opposed by North Korea and supporting Soviet Union. It made two regimes opposing against each other and fight until another one is down. -
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Korean war
The Korean War was among the most destructive conflicts of the modern era, with approximately 3 million war fatalities and a larger proportional civilian death toll than WW2 or the Vietnam War. It incurred the destruction of virtually all of Korea's major cities, thousands of massacres by both sides, including the mass killing of tens of thousands of suspected communists by the South Korean government, and the torture and starvation of prisoners of war by the North Korean command. -
Battle of Inchon
It was an amphibious invasion and battle of the Korean War that resulted in a decisive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations Command. The operation involved some 75,000 troops and 261 naval vessels, and led to the recapture of the South Korean capital of Seoul two weeks later. The code name for the operation was Operation Chromite. The battle ended a string of victories by North Korea. wiki -
China participated in the Korean War 中國人民志願軍參戰
US thought China would not enter the war. But under the Soviet Union's pressure, North Korea pledging and the self-consideration, China finally decide to enter the war. US would have won the war and help South Korea unify the country if there is no China intervention. With China's help, North Korea pushed the power line back 38th parallel. South Korea failed to fight further than the 38 parallel and even sign the Korean Armistice Agreement. Chinese was known as a strong army for the first time. -
Ganghwa massacre
It was a massacre conducted by the South Korean forces, South Korean Police forces and pro-South Korean militiamen, between 6 and 9 January 1951, of 212 to 1,300 unarmed civilians in the Ganghwa county of the Incheon metropolitan city in South Korea. The victims were collaborators with the Korean People's Army during North Korean rule. Before this massacre, 140 people were executed in Ganghwa as part of the Bodo League massacre in 1950. wiki -
Korean Armistice Agreement
It is an armistice that brought about a complete cessation of hostilities of the Korean War. It was signed by US, UN, North Korea and China. South Korea never signed the Agreement, due to President Syngman Rhee’s refusal to accept having failed to unify Korea by force. China normalized relations and signed a peace treaty with South Korea in 1992. In 2011, South Korea stated that North Korea had violated the armistice 221 times.
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