The Korean war and the conflict between North and South.
May 1945 the end of the second world war brought a new era of peace in the world. The United States and the Soviet Union emerged from the ashes as the world's new superpowers. It was up to these new superpowers to make up the new post-war world order. The United States and the Soviet Union were allies during the war, but that quickly ended and a new era of mistrust began between these two different ideological superpowers. The United States and the Soviet Union were vieing for influence in Europe as Europe partitioned between the victors of world war two. Both the United States and Russia were seeking as much control of territories around the world as they could. The Soviet Union who suffered the most in world war two (lost 20 million people) was seeking compensation and control of as many countries in eastern Europe as possible. But, Europe wasn't the only place where these superpowers were trying to gain influence, after the partitioning of Europe these two superpowers began concentrating there influence in Asia and mostly Korea. As Hitler and his army was being defeated on all fronts in Europe, the war in the Pacific was still raging. The United States was fighting Japan who in turn
Korean propaganda during the Second World War and the Korean War had a different effect upon the Korean society.
Korean propaganda during the Second World War and the Korean War had a different effect upon the Korean society. Alice Kim In the subject of History ABSTRACT Propaganda was widely spread over radio, papers, posters, and by word of mouth during the Second World War and the Korean War. Korea was a participant in both wars, World War II, being enslaved by Japan, and also the Korean War, a civil war. Propaganda in these two wars did differ, because they were dictated. But how did these two wars differ in affecting Korean citizens? The research question will be answered through research conducted through interviews. During the Second World War, propaganda to Korean civilians was severely dictated by the Japanese. A separation in classes occurred between the higher elites, and the middle and lower class peasants. The higher elites spread Japanese propaganda to fellow Koreans in return of respect and large sums of money. On the other hand, there was an intense unification with the lower and middle class peasants who came together in hatred, anger, and frustration aiming at the Japanese. As for the Korean War, similarly, there was an apparent chaotic segregation between the Northern Communists and the Southern Democrats of Korea. Propaganda was partly to blame for the intensity of bitterness it caused between the two Koreas. -1- -TABLE OF CONTENTS- . Introduction 2.
The US intervention in Korean War was solely because of North Korean agression
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To what extent was the Korean war a product of the cold war tensions? The Korean war was a product of the cold war tensions because the cold war was a conflict between to opposing ideologies, communism and capitalism. By 1949 the cold war tensions were at boiling point because of events such as the truman doctrine, Marshall plan and Berlin blockade, at these events things happened that caused tension and misunderstanding between the east and south. The truman Doctine stated that the US would aid any country under attack by armed minorities, it was made because of the situation in Greece but stalin knew that it was aimed at preventing the spread of communism and this caused Stalin misunderstandings and anger to why this was made. The marshall plan was aimed at recoving the the war-torn europe by giving out US finacial aid but the conditons attached made it impossible for communist countries to be able to recieve this aid. Lastly the Berlin Blockade was a flashpoint of the cold war because it almost mounted to actual war between the east and west. Stalin blocked all routs off to berlin so America couldnt reach its part of berlin, America then decided to organise a airlift to berlin to deliever aid to the berliners. If any plains were to be shot down would of certainly led to war, this blockade caused and mounted the tensions which had already been there. To now have in 1949 the
To what extent was the Korean War a product of the cold war tensions?
To what extent was the Korean War a product of the cold war tensions? There is two answers to this question one is yes it was a product of the cold war and the other is no it wasn't a product of the cold war. In this essay we are going to discuss both arguments in much more depth and come to a conclusion to which answer is right. Firstly we will start with the answer yes it was a product of the cold war. The Korean War was a product of the cold war tensions because the cold war was a conflict between to opposing ideologies, communism and capitalism. By 1949 the cold war tensions were at boiling point because of events such as the Truman doctrine, Marshall plan and Berlin blockade, at these events things happened that caused tension and misunderstanding between the east and south. The Truman Doctrine stated that the US would aid any country under attack by armed minorities, it was made because of the situation in Greece but Stalin knew that it was aimed at preventing the spread of communism and this caused Stalin misunderstandings and anger to why this was made. The Marshall plan was aimed at recovering the war-torn Europe by giving out US financial aid but the conditions attached made it impossible for communist countries to be able to receive this aid. Lastly the Berlin Blockade was a flashpoint of the cold war because it almost mounted to actual war between the east and
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Transfer-Encoding: chunked Explain how the USA, USSR and China became involved in the Korean War 1950 – 53 Korea was liberated from Japanese control by the USSR in 1945. The country was divided along the 38th Parallel. Attempts were made to reunite the country but the USSR wanted a government sympathetic to communism and the USA preferred capitalism. The country ended up being divided into two separate states: in the north, a communist regime under Kim Il Sung and in the south a capitalist dictatorship under Syngman Rhee. The USSR became involved with Korea because it feared that the invasion of North Korea was a stepping stone to Asian communist revolution. They feared that if the whole of Korea was to fall Japan and other neighbouring countries could be a risk of communism. Many Americans believed in the domino theory – that one country after another would fall to communism. The 1947 Truman Doctrine was revised so it was extended to cover the whole world rather than just Europe. Truman wanted to prove he was tough on communism. He stated that the USA would help any country resisting ‘armed minorities or outside pressures’. The USA were still reeling from the loss of China to communism in 1949, after Zedong’s victory in the civil war. The USA had failed to keep Kai Shek, a nationalist, in power. Their fears were increased when in 1949 the USSR developed an
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Using Sources A-C to explain why the U.S.A. became involved in the Korean War.
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