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Korean War Timeline
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Korean War
Alexandra Crane
09/12/22
A Period
Post WWII
Post WWII
- Communists gain control of China
- The Soviets believe that communism will spread worldwide by 1949
- North and South Korea are temporarily divided at the 38th parallel in attempt for the US and Soviet Union to oversee the removal of Japanese forces
38th Parallel
The 38th parallel was a temporary solution to Japanse occupation in Korea. The Soviet zone was in North Korea, and the US zone was in South Korea.
38th Parallel
June 1950
June 1950
North Korea attacks 38th parallel
- 90,000 North Korean troops were armed with Soviet weapons such as powerful tanks and overtook South Korea's capital on June 25.
- President Truman announced that the US would aid South Korea, and the UN council supported this decision (USSR was boycotting the UN at this time).
- Truman ordered American troups stationed in Japan to move to South Korea primarily as occupational troups.
- On June 27, the UN reacts by creating 16 member nations and putting MacArthur in command.
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur was a World War II hero. By September of 1950, the UN forces decided to counterattack against the North Korean forces. MacArthur had a very bold plan to force the invaders of South Korea north of the 38th parallel. He planned to strike at the North Korean forces' weakness by launching an attack on the port city of Inchon.
September 1950
Sept 1950
- The UN forces counterattack.
- With General MacArthur in charge, the UN forces pushed back the North Korean forces by launching an attack on the port city of Inchon.
- As a result of the attack, communist forces fleed to the Korean border.
- By October of 1950, the North Koreans had been forced north of the 38th parallel.
November 1950
Nov 1950
- MacArthur attacked north of the 38th parallel, and his troops eventually reached the Chinese border at the Yalu River.
- There, 300,000 Chinese soldiers attacked the US and South Korean positions forcing the UN back.
- Truman refused to get into a war with China, and this enraged MacArthur. He was then fired by Truman after a letter that he wrote to Truman criticizing his policies was made public.
- Ultimately, China and the Allied forces not knowing how to proceed in the war forced a stalemate.
Stalemate
A stalemate is a position in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible.
In the Korean War, neither the Chinese nor the Allied forces knew how to proceed in fighting, and the small fights they did have during the stalemate had no results.
Stalemate
After the War
After the War
- By the spring of 1951, the Allied forces stabilized their position near the 38th parallel.
- The two sides fought small and violent battles with limited results until the statemate ended in 1953.
- During that time, diplomats tried to arrange a peace aggreement to stop the fighting.
Effects of the Stalemate
Effects of the Stalmate
The stalemate was very big issue in the 1952 election. Republican candidate, Dwight D Eisenhower, promised that he would end the war if elected. Once he was elected, he was sure that only strong action would break the stalemate. He threatened to bring nuclear weapons into the war, and this warning helped convince the communists to settle the conflict. A cease-fire was signed in 1953, and it is still in effect today.