The Korean War represented total defeat for the Truman Doctrine? H. Brogan. How far would you agree with Brogans assessment of the Korean War?
"The Korean War represented total defeat for the Truman Doctrine?" H. Brogan. How far would you agree with Brogan's assessment of the Korean War? The defeat of Japan in August 1945 left Korea split in two, along the 38th Parallel, with the North under Soviet influence, becoming Communist, and the South closer to American ideology, so Capitalist. Both of the new leaders of the Korea's, Kim Il Sung and Syngman Rhee (North and South Korea, respectively) wanted to unify the country, but under their own government. With the North Korean's attacking the South, the USA felt bound to help, what with the North being Communist, and also being tied by the Truman Doctrine. This war challenged the aims of the Doctrine, and to many it appeared to be a major defeat, H. Brogan in particular, but in a way, it wasn't. One of the aims was to avoid conflict with the USSR, yet "contain" further Communist expansion. Initially, it appears that this was fulfilled, no war was started with the USSR and Communism was kept in North Korea, after a bit of a struggle. However, a deeper examination shows that this isn't entirely true. Although there was no direct conflict with the USSR, they were still involved in the war, supplying the North Korean's with weapons and Soviet military advisers. This really isn't direct conflict, but it does show that there were elements of fighting Russia. The American's
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? 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
An Investigation into Voluntary Censorship during the first six months of the Korean War
An Historical Investigation IB History Internal Assessment Michael Zuber Student Number: 002351-060 Collège du Léman School Number: 002351 Word Count: 1846 words An Investigation into Voluntary Censorship during the first six months of the Korean War. Table of Contents A. Plan of Investigation 2 B. Summary of Evidence 2 C. Evaluation of Sources 5 D. Analysis 6 E. Conclusion 9 F. Bibliography 10 A. Plan of Investigation (85 words) This investigation examines the extent to which media censorship in the United States during the initial stages of the Korean War (up to December 21, 19501), was voluntary. December 21, 1950 was the date that General MacArthur imposed full censorship on all media output.2 In addition to his manipulation of information, General MacArthur's role in censorship of information is also analyzed. Two sources, U.S. Television News and Cold War Propaganda, 1947-1960, by Nancy Bernhard and Selling the Korean War, by Steven Casey are evaluated. B. Summary of Evidence (526 words) Propaganda has been used throughout history in order to shape opinion and perception.3 In the twentieth century, an expansion in communications media caused for propaganda to be used more persuasively than ever before.4 War propaganda has often been subject to censorship and the Korean War was no exception. During the initial stages of the Korean War,
Was the Korean War a success for containment or for collective security?
WEEK TWO THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR THE KOREAN WAR Georgina Dore Merton Was the Korean War a success for containment or for collective security? "My childrem, it is permitted you in time of grave anger to walk with the devil until you have crossed the bridge". The Americans stroll with Soviet Russia to defeat Hitler, sanctioned the rise of an even more powerful totalitarian state, that created an apparently perpetual condition of precarious uncertainty that long outlasted the uneasy alliance that it had brought about. The Americans pursued two post war doctrines in order to prevent conflict. The first was collective security, through the new United Nation's organisation. While the second aimed more particularly at the USSR and her allies was the policy of containment. Both these doctrines received their first major test, when in June 1950 the North Koreans launched a surprise attack on their southern neighbours on the other side of the 38th parallel. This pushed the boundaries of the Cold War towards 'Warm War' and challenged both the American doctrines, would one, collective security conceived to deal with a war in the image of World War II be capable of dealing with the post- war world, and would, containment the other a designed for the particular menace, survive its first major challenge with its fundamental principals intact. The Korean War raged for three
The role of the Berlin airlift and the Korean War in the development of the Cold War.
History Homework - Exam Question The Berlin Blockade and airlift were important for the development of the Cold war because it was one of the first crises which happened during the Cold War. The Berlin Blockade ruined many people lives in West Berlin as the Soviets had blocked food supplies, energy supplies and gas to West Berlin by closing routes, cancels and railways. This lead to the USA and Britain having to supply West Berlin by sending airplanes filled with supplies to West Berlin. In order for West Berlin to survive, they needed 4000 tonnes of food a day which meant that aeroplanes filled with supplies landed every few seconds. This was called the airlift. As a result of the airlift 79 American and British pilots lost their lives during the airlifts. In May 1949 Stalin called off the Berlin Blockade as the Soviets realised that the people of West Berlin were managing fine with the help of the USA and the UK. As the Berlin Blockade and airlift had the potential to start another war as Stalin could have bombed the planes, this tells me that the Berlin Blockade and Airlift was one of the reasons for the Cold War. The Korean War was important for the development for the Cold War because it was the first "hot" war in the Cold War. The Korean War was about North Korea and South Korea fighting against each other. The USA was on South Korea's side and the USSR was on North
The North Korean Famine
Caroline Yi Professor Kent Political Science 315 March 7, 2004 Assignment E (Draft) The North Korean Famine The people of North Korea are going through a great catastrophic crisis. Millions of people are dying of hunger. This paper is about the North Korean famine. In a world with a great surplus of food, millions upon millions die of hunger. The advance technologies we have in today's societies allow the potential of eliminating world hunger, yet this horrible entity (hunger) still burdens people worldwide. Many ask the question, "how did this happen?" but the important question is "Who failed to stop the famine?" Although, bad weather, poor agricultural practices, and a halt in food subsidies from the Soviet Union and China were some of the causes of the famine, the real problem was the North Korean political system.1 Causes of the Famine In 1995, newspapers around the world reported about the North Korean government's announcement of severe flooding that had devastated its agricultural regions and that the subsequent crop failure had caused widespread food shortages.2 Although the crises seem to have stemmed from natural disaster, the North Korean government refuses to blame systemic causes. The problem was worsened by North Korea's who has, "stubbornly refused to make any systemic accommodation to the new economic and political order in the world, and
What were the Repercussions of the Korean War for the Global Cold War Strategy of the United States?
What were the Repercussions of the Korean War for the Global Cold War Strategy of the United States? The Korean War of 1950 was a major turning point in United States global cold war strategy. Whilst the Cold War is traced back to the mid 1940's (and has its roots even earlier), United States strategic policy before Korea was built around a disjointed set of beliefs and conclusions in regards to the perceived danger of the Soviet threat of war. In fact, whilst war with the Soviet Union was seen as a high possibility, the resultant strategic response from the United States policy makers was highly unbalanced. Therefore, the Soviet Unions continued heightening of tensions through their indirect [at least at first] military support of North Korea's invasion of South Korea forced a rethink of United States policy in terms of the further heightened threat of the Soviet question. In this essay, I will discuss the repercussions of the Korean War on United States Policy, by firstly investigating United States policy pre-Korea War. I will argue that United States policy during this time was a series of policies built around the perceived threat of the Soviet Union, but largely inadequate in terms of dealing with any possible "real" conflict. Such policies included that of diplomatic negotiation immediately post World War II, to a policy of "containment", adopted largely in response
How far do you agree with the view in this source about the causes of the Korean war? (6 marks) This source is very one-sided as it was written by the British historian; Desmond Donnelly, 1965
How far do you agree with the view in this source about the causes of the Korean war? (6 marks) This source is very one-sided as it was written by the British historian; Desmond Donnelly, 1965. It suggests to us that Stalin is making Russia have power over North Korea and that he is the reason the Korean war broke out but doesn't suggest opposite sides (USA, South). Provenance is very important in this text because at the time 'Struggle for the world' was published - the Korean war had ended - but the Cold war was still going on. The source has no mention of the USA joining the war- but because the source was written by the USA's allies at the time then it is no surprise. There was the whole fear of communism spreading but also the oppertunity to undermine communism. The USA siezed for an oppertunity to make communism look weak and took it very willingly, especially if it meant that they could compete indirectly with the USSR. The timing of when this text was written is vital - the USA were still very cold towards the USSR because of the whole idea of comunism spreading; the dominoe effect. China had just turned communist and this made the USA very scared that the dominoe effect may actually happen. There was no mention of rivalry between the USA and USSR. Basically, the objective of this propaganda is to make the Britains believe that Stalin and comunism are the
How significant was Chinas intervention in deciding the course and outcome of the Korean War?
How Significant was China’s intervention in deciding the course and outcome of the Civil War? China’s intervention in the Korean played a significant part in deciding the course and outcome of the Civil War in a variety of ways. Among the most significant of these factors are the role played by the Chinese ‘volunteer’ army in pushing the UN forces back to the 38th Parallel and then South Korea, which prolonged a conflict which was seemingly going to be won by the UN. Without this intervention, the stalemate that led to the eventual Armistice would never have happened. Also, if China hadn’t intervened, then General MacArthur may not have been sacked by Truman, as part of the reason for his sacking was his failure to prevent the advance of the PRC; this would have been academic if the PRC hadn’t intervened in the war. If China had not intervened, MacArthur could have still been in control of the army ( as Truman would have had less reason to dismiss him), and as a result the US could have held a more aggressive stance towards attacking mainland China, as this is what MacArthur wanted in order to end the conflict quickly. Chinese intervention also meant that the damage and cost to all sides increased, as well as the significant impact China had on the eventual peace terms. One of the main factors that demonstrate the significance of the Chinese intervention was the
Explain how the USA, USSR and China became involved in the Korean War 1950 53
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
