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Korean War

Korean War. Korean War. MacArthur. North Korea/Chinese Troops cross 38 Parallel South Korea/UN Troops * MacArthur Fired for insubordination. North Korea pined at Chinese Border South Korea/UN Troops * Truman wants LIMITED WAR Macarthur wants to expand war and use Nuclear Weapons.

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Korean War

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  1. Korean War

  2. Korean War MacArthur North Korea/Chinese Troops cross 38 Parallel South Korea/UN Troops *MacArthur Fired for insubordination North Korea pined at Chinese Border South Korea/UN Troops *Truman wants LIMITED WAR Macarthur wants to expand war and use Nuclear Weapons • North Korea • South Korea/UN Troops • Cornered at Pusan • North Korea invades South Korea

  3. Korea • Causes: • Post WWII Division of Korea • USSR occupied North Korea • US occupied South Korea • Temporarily divided at 38th Parallel • Plan to create an independent, unified Korea • North Korea invades South Korea

  4. Korea • 1945 Post WWII • North Korea occupied by USSR • South Korea occupied by US • Divided at 38th Parallel • Plan to create an independent, unified Korea • 1948 – Free Elections Scheduled • US holds free elections in S. Korea • USSR refuses free elections • Syngman Rhee – non-communist leader of S. Korea • Kim Il Sung – USSR installed communist leader in N.Korea

  5. Korean War • June 1950 • N. Korea Troops invade S.Korea • June 1950 • Truman orders Naval & Air • Force to Korea without formal • declaration of war • UN Security Council approves • military aid to South Korea • North Korea • South Korea

  6. Korean War • UN Troops Cornered at Pusan • MacArthur lands UN forces • Behind enemy lines at Inchon • Drives North Korean Troops • past 38 Parallel • North Korea • South Korea/UN Troops • Cornered at Pusan

  7. Korean War • N.K troops pinned against Chinese • border • MacArthur wants victory - • expand war into China & • use of nuclear weapons • Truman wants “limited war” • limiting war to Korea • & using conventional weapons • Against Truman’s orders, MacArthur • bombs bridges crossing into China • North Korea pined at Chinese Border • South Korea/UN Troops

  8. Korean War • China enters war - sends troops across border into N.Korea • Chinese/N. Korean troops drive UN troops back across 38 Parallel • April 1951 Truman fires MacArthur for publically criticizing his policy of “Limited War” = insubordination • North Korea/Chinese Troops cross 38 Parallel • South Korea/UN Troops

  9. Korean War Results • Stalemate • Remained divided at 38th Parallel • 30,000 American deaths • 1.3M Korean Deaths • Win or Loss for containment? • North Korea • South Korea/UN Troops

  10. Korean War

  11. Korean War Results: • Stalemate at 38th Parallel • NK – Communist • SK – Democracy • spending on the arms race • North Korea • South Korea/UN Troops

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