Korean War

By annsentsova

  • China became a Communist, 1949

    China became a Communist, 1949
    It happened soon after the Soviet take-over of eastern Europe/ America pumped 2 billion dollars in aid into China lagerly to support the Nationalists, but suddenly a massive new Communist state had appeared on the map.

  • Communist control

    Communist control
    By September 1950 all except a small corner of south-east Korea was under Communist control.

  • September 1950

    United Nations forces stormed ashore at Inchon. At the same time, other UN forces and South Korean troops advanced from Pusan. Despite warnings from China's leader, Mao Tse-tung, that pressing on would mean China's joining the war, the UN approved a plan to advance into North Korea.

  • October 1950

    By October, US forces had reached the Yalu river and the border with China. The nature of the war had now changed. America wanted to remove Communism from Korea entirely.

  • March 1951

    In March 1951 MacArthur balatantly ignored the UN instruction and openly threatened an attack on China.

  • April 1951

    In April Truman removed MacArthur from his position as commander and brought him back home. He rejected MacArthur's aggressive policy towards Communism.

  • March 1953

    Stalin's death made the Chinese and North Korea less confident.

  • July 1953 Armistice

    An armistice was finally signed.