AICE International World History 1945 – 1991 Topic Two: Globalization of the Cold War Kevin Sacerdote Mandarin High School Jacksonville, FL

Korean Partitioning 38 th Parallel

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4 The Korean War ( ) A surprise invasion of South Korea on June 25, –Eventually Kim IL Sung received the Soviet backing, and China’s troops as backing –The USA went to the United Nations for support The permanent veto of the Soviets was not used because they were in the midst of a UN boycott The UN would not recognize Mao’s government as the Chinese delegation Originally the US had little interest in Korea

Kevin Sacerdote Mandarin High Jacksonville, FL 5 38 th Parallel North under Soviet watch, and South under the USA –The Russians leave a lot of equipment for Kim Il Sung, the US is weary of giving Syngman Rhee too much afraid he will invade the north Elections and UN actions failed to unify the country, so divisions formed: –The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the North under Kim Il Sung

Kevin Sacerdote Mandarin High Jacksonville, FL 6 38 th Parallel The Republic of Korea (ROK) was established in the south led by Syngman Rhee –Rhee had lived in the US for over 30 years –Staunch anti-communist

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8 Korean War (Undeclared War) Korea becomes the first HOT spot during the Cold War –NSC 68 kicked in –Korea becomes a symbolic test of the U.S. policy to confront communist expansion worldwide, rather than in Europe directly –The US did NOT have any Treaty or alliance with Korea that justified a military response to the North Korean invasion –Truman to the UN : 16 Nations “involved”

Kevin Sacerdote Mandarin High Jacksonville, FL 9 Korean (Undeclared) War N. Korea has early advantage, push deep into the south June 27, 1950 Truman authorized the use of US Naval and air forces on behalf of the United Nations in a “police action” Sept. 15 (post Japanese surrender) MacArthur counterattacks –Amphibious landing at Inchon (outside Seoul, South Korea) –Other “UN” forces land behind enemy lines, cutting the N. Korean forces in half….quick retreat north of the 38 th parallel

Kevin Sacerdote Mandarin High Jacksonville, FL 10 General Douglas MacArthur Drives north to the Chinese border (Yalu River) –China is very annoyed, sends in waves of hundreds of thousands of troops (Nov. 1950) –MacArthur driven back south of the 38 th, asks Truman “what about nukes?” –Truman fires MacArthur, (April 11, 1951) a highly unpopular move- he’s welcomed home as a war hero “Ticker-Tape” Parade in NYC, and a speech in Congress

Kevin Sacerdote Mandarin High Jacksonville, FL 11 Korea Spring 1951: 38 th parallel is secure –July 1951: Truman talks peace with China –Fall of 1952: American public is tired of the war –By 1952: The Democrats had been in charge of the Presidency since 1933

Kevin Sacerdote Mandarin High Jacksonville, FL 12 Eisenhower Served as supreme commander of Allied Forces in Europe (WW II) Armistice signed June of 1953 –54,246 Americans and 3.6 million Koreans killed, 1,000,000 Chinese either died or were wounded

Kevin Sacerdote Mandarin High Jacksonville, FL 13 Implications of the Korean War Era and The “Four Point Plan” 1.Announced Jan (Truman) 2.Approved by Congress June, 1950 (two days after North Korea’s initial invasion into south Korea) 3.Abolished by Eisenhower in The Four Point Program Health Care, Farming, Irrigation, and Transportation Goal: To fight the spread of communism in impoverished less developed countries Including: India, Paraguay, Iran, Liberia and later Israel, and Taiwan

Kevin Sacerdote Mandarin High Jacksonville, FL 14 Other Implications of the Korean War Era 5. America aggressively signs agreements with Pacific area countries to increase our presence Japan restoring its sovereignty (occupation ends April 28, 1952) Australia, New Zealand (the ANZUS Pact), and the Philippines 6. U.S. Defense Spending Dramatically Increased 7. Number of U.S. Military Personnel Rose From 1.5 million (1950) to 3.5 million (1954) Number in foreign lands rose from 280,000 to One million

Kevin Sacerdote Mandarin High Jacksonville, FL 15 Other Implications of the Korean War Era 8. North Korea’s invasion fueled American fears that similar attacks could happen in Europe –The U.S. decides to rearm West Germany & send more troops there 9.The U.S. Congress approved an expansion of NATO Greece in 1951 Turkey in 1952 and West Germany in The U.S. also extended diplomatic relations to Spain (Franco) and Yugoslavia (Tito)

Kevin Sacerdote Mandarin High Jacksonville, FL 16 Other Implications of the Korean War Era 11. Stalin increased his military from 2.8 million (1948) to 5 million (1953) 12.Some claim the Truman-Stalin Era of 1945 – 1953 was THE most intense period of global rivalry, but change is evident: Stalin Dies in March of 1953 Two year struggle: Khrushchev v. Malenkov to follow Dwight Eisenhower is elected in 1952