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Korean War
The Korean War, between North and South Korea, began on June 25, 1950 and paused with an armistice signed on July 27, 1953.
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American general who commanded the United Nations forces during the Korean War and the cold war?
US Army General Douglas MacArthur; later US Army General Ridgeway.
Who commanded troops in th Korean war and opposed president trumans war strategy?
The American five-star General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur, commanded the United Nations forces during the Korean War. MacArthur was sacked and relieved of duty in a controversial move by the Truman Administration. MacArthur actions and potential intentions in escalating the War into the People's Republic of China were seen as threatening civilian control of the military.
What were the causes of the United States involvement in the Korean War?
Because if the North over ran/took over the south there would have been another Communist country to worry about.
also North were killing innocent people.
remember THE UN / alot of nations were involved in Protecting the South Korea had been invaded in WWII by the Japenese. US forces occupied part of Korea helping the South Koreans recover from WWII. When North Korea invaded South Korea US forces assisted in their defense until UN Forces arrived as well as more US military aid.
How does South Korea make money?
the jobs in South Korea are mostly the same as the jobs in USA and Canada and other countries: doctor, pharmacist, nurse, cashier, whatever you can think of.
The united nations passed a resolution that supported what?
efforts to defend south Korea and restore peace
When did the peace talks in Korea began and ended?
Peace talks began the day North Korea invaded the south (June 25th 1950.) and continued till hostilities ceased in 1953. Unfortunately a true peace was never found and North Korea continues to bluster and threaten till this day.
What has Communism done to North Korea?
Officially, North Korea operates under a Juchesocialist republic government.
North Korea is reported as having one of the worst human rights records of any nation. Its government operates discreetly and strictly dictates the population's activities. North Korea is also known as the world's most isolated country, rarely allowing foreigners to visit and prohibiting any citizen to leave. Foreigners who are granted entrance are closely monitored by the government, who watches their every activity. The state of North Korea abandoned those it could not take care of, leaving them unable to fend for themselves or speak out.
What was Douglas MacArthur's daughter's name?
General MacArthur was married twice. His first marriage, on February 14, 1922, was to socialite Louise Cromwell Brooks, the divorced wife of Walter Brooks Jr, and the stepdaughter of Edward T. Stotesbury, a wealthy Philadelphia banker. MacArthur was married to Jean Marie Faircloth of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on April 30, 1937. Their only child, Arthur, was born in Manila on February 21, 1938. (Wikipedia)
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How did the US view the Korean War?
Before the war the Allies had agreed to divide the Korean peninsula without the consent of the Korea people. These agreements were made during the Potsdam Conference.
"The Japanese military forces, after being completely disarmed, shall be permitted to return to their homes with the opportunity to lead peaceful and productive lives."
Possessions were divided between the Allied Powers as follows:
USSR: North Korea (not a full occupation)
United States: South Korea (not a full occupation)
Soviet forces arrived first. Occupying the Northern Half, stopping at the 38th parallel as it was agreed with the United States.
The USAMGIK (Military Government in Korea) refused to recognise the provisional government in Korea due to it's speculations that it was communist.
The U.S decided to hold elections earlier then it was agreed upon. (The U.S and the Soviets had agreed to set up a joint commission for an eventual single free government. A decision was made that a four-power trusteeship of up to five years would be needed before Korea attained independence)
The Soviets boycotted those elections and had their own elections a few months later.
The war started soon afterwards but the Soviets never had "boots on the ground"
China decided to support the DPRK government when it was pushed back by the U.S forces.
Soviets supplied mostly equipment. Yet they also had undeclared pilots, which did not operate above the sea to avoid being captured.
Before invading the South. Kim Il-sung had made sure to have the support of his communist allies (Mao and Stalin)
Did south Korea envade north Korea?
No South Korea didn't envade North Korea. South and North splid up because of the alliance between North America and Russia was not good. North Korea is the one who attacks first all the time. We never started first. North Korea's ruler does not feed his citizens he uses the money for nuclear explosions.
Why weren't the Americans allowed to go on the offensive in the Korean War?
Because if the yanks marched into china the Russians would get the heehby jeebys and the next thing you know we would have another world war. Besides the Americans like to make money out of war and if they went on the offensive they would have to pay for it them selves.
Is South Korea stronger than North Korea?
Yes, South Korea is stronger and more powerful than North Korea. North Korea is bigger than South Korea doesn't mean that South Korea is weaker than North Korea.
North Korea= Bigger than South Korea but South Korea has a lot more military manpower than North Korea. North Korea has more space than South Korea but South Korea have more very well trained soldiers, stronger military than North Korea, more advanced tactical nuclear weapons than North Korea, smarter and more talented than North Korea.
How many Gulf War veterans are still alive?
The first gulf war was fought in 1990-1991. A total of 700,000 US soldiers participated in 'Operation Desert Storm'. Considering the fact that only 294 US soldiers died during the conflict and the average life expectancy in USA is 78 years , it can be safely said that a majority of Iraq War veterans are still alive. However, there exists no database to indicate the exact number of surviving veterans of Iraq war.
Did the Korean war increase or decrease the tensions of the cold war?
It increased the tension, but the tension was high already because of other Cold War events around the world. China invaded Tibet in 1950. France was fighting the Viet Minh in Indochina. And there was what Churchill called the Iron Curtain in Europe, not to mention the fact that the USSR had recently "acquired" the secret of atomic fission.
What are the effects of the Vietnam War?
The effects of the Vietnam War were numerous on varied fronts, but several can and should be enumerated such as:
* Many of the first soldiers dispatched into Vietnam, contracted the poisonous pesticide, Agent Orange, which seeps in to the bones and bloodstream and can be past on to the children of the veterans..i.e...me!!! , and by the way...General Westmoreland was my Fathers General; great man.
- William Westmoreland and Robert McNamara's war ended as a political failure not a military failure. In many ways the efficiency's he instituted were and remain effective in procurement of goods and services for the government.
- Failure to conclude the Vietnam War in the form of a decisive victory was a serious blow to military prestige. The New Military who had seen actual combat had vowed never again.
- Times change and many of those great leaders are no longer in service. The anti-Vietnam capitulation has been in some sense forgotten. The vibrant anti-war era of the 60's gave the US an all voluntary Armed Forces that is second to none.
- The draft was over although it remains in reserve. The draftee served with equal honor and distinction and acquitted themselves with high praise.
- The US citizens had a failure in confidence in the military. In spite of that problem the US troops are better supported, trained and equipped then ever before.
- Nuclear War never happened.
- US troop drug abuse was exaggerated, although government issued whites or amphetamines were routinely issue
- Many people died and a WhoDunit about which US President first involved the US will conflict and confuse historians for generations.
- Blame for entry into this conflict remains open and continues to tarnish Presidential images.
- Many troops of many nations were wounded or died.
- Vietnam is a reunited country
- The expansion of Communism was at least checked.
- Around the world the presence of boat people has enhanced both the world's economy, but also the vibrant nature of every nation they entered.
What happen before with MacArthur and Truman conflict the Korean war?
After driving the North Korean forces back over the 38th parallel, MacArthur received President Truman's permission to press into North Korea and advance all the way to the Yalu River-the border between North Korea and Communist China-despite warnings that this might provoke Chinese intervention. When China did intervene, causing the UN forces to fall back in disarray, MacArthur pressed for permission to bomb Chinese bases in Manchuria. Truman refused such permission and finally removed him from command in April, 1951.
What was the UN response to North Korea attacking South Korea?
Both the US and the United Nations, which the US is a member of, responded by sending soldiers to fight North Korean and later, Chinese aggression by helping the South Koreans defend their country. The war eventually ended and the US still keeps soldiers in South Korea not too far from the North Korean border to discourage new agression by the North Koreans.
How do you convert Korean won into us dollars?
open google.com then copy this into the searching bar "korean won to us dollar"
Why did China get involved in the Korean War?
The Government of China warned him not to come closer than 20 miles away from the Yalu river, the border between China and North Korea, or they would consider it to be an act of war and would enter the war on the side of North Korea.
MacArthur, an arrogant man who wished to provoke China continued past the 20 miles mark, even though told not to by the US. President Harry S. Truman. Chinese troops swarmed across the border driving the Americans back in disarray all the way back to the original border between north and south with great loss of life to the Americans, President Truman fired MacArthur and ordered him back to the US. where he retired.
MacArthur was a warmongering person who insisted on attacking China previously but was told no by the Truman administration. Strategically, he was a good general but, all in all, he was foolish. He ignored the Chinese warning and lined troops right along the Yalu river. He provoked China as a sibling does to there older brother or sister. China then sent approximately 300,000 men against the US (having support from USSR) and pushed the US back past the 38th parallel.
Counterview: Chance to Prove the Military StrengthI think MacArthur was a bit crazy towards the end of his command but he had been a great general as his record in World War 2 and most of the Korean War proves.China had only been taken by the communists in 1949 after a long civil war in which the Americans backed the losers, the Nationalist KMT, who then fled to Taiwan. The Nationalists had been given millions of US dollars and lots of military equipment, but they still lost.
Mao and the Red Chinese hated America and were looking for a chance to fight them. Mao also wanted to prove that Red China was a real force in world communism, he felt that the Russians looked down on the Chinese.
So China was looking for a fight, and they had been giving lots of aid to the North Koreans, as had the Soviets.
MacArthur did want to occupy Korea, but he had to obey the orders of his president and to a lesser extent the word of the UN. When he said he wanted to use the atom bomb in Korea Truman sacked him (which was quite appropriate; politicians make policy and generals carry it out).
Viewpoint 3: Threat of US AnticommunismKorea had been a Japanese colony. When Japan lost World War II, the Allies divided up Korea- North Korea to the Russians, South Korea to the US. The Russians set up a communist government, the US, a semidemocratic one.When North Korea invaded South, the US got involved in the war so as to keep South Korea from falling to communism.
Also, at that time, there were two part of Korean governments grown in China, one was in Shenyang (Northern China) who was the chairman Kim Il Jung, and the other was in Shanghai.
Both of them held different parts of Korea and had different policy, the PRC government helped North, and ROC helped South, and after 1950, Kim Il Jung tried to unify two parts of Korea into one, and the US supported democracy, so they helped the South, and China, Russia supported communist, so they helped North. Also, China worried about US would break into China if the US and South Korea were allowed to win the war.
What was the Korean war called in the US?
The average man & women on the streets in the 1950s called it, "oh...you mean that war in Korea..."
It was the worlds first "limited war" (limited to conventional weapons only). The atomic bomb was only 5 years old when Korea erupted. The A-Bomb created the cold war...thus the "limited war."
What is the main idea about the Korean war?
There are plenty of them.
Japan fought with Korea.
Japan is an island near Korea.
The similarities between all the islands are that they want the land.
Japan wanted a land, so they tried to invade Korea.
They invaded.
But, then we did a some exercises for independence.
So, Korea became independent.
There were a lot of wars that other lands wanted to invade Korea.
The main war is the war between North Korea and South Korea.
I live in South Korea, but today, some bombs are shoot by North Korea and there were a lot of news about that. There were a fire on mountains and buildings near Seoul, the capital city in South Korea.
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Why did deforestation occur on the Korean peninsula?
because all the trees were cut down and the solil crumbled into the sea
How was the Chinese Civil War to the US involvement in the Korean war?
The North was seen as little more than a puppet state of the Soviet Union, and the outcome of China's civil war made the US all the more determined not to allow Communism to advance further in territories the US controlled or had occupied.
What impact did the Korean War have on culture and economy?
Wars of the 19th & 20th centuries caused an upsurge in the production of war related equipment, which is nearly everything: Foods, Water Supplies, Transportation (Merchant Ships, Trains, Trucking, Roads, Railroads, Bridges, Airports, Control Towers, Landing Strips, Aircraft, Fuel, Transportation for THAT fuel, etc.). An upsurge in the technology of medical equipment, training, experience, and medical supplies. An upsurge in the production and advancment of LAND vehicles and AIR vehicles, and WEAPONS. An upsurge in the production and design of Communication Equipment and COMPUTERS.
