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Period: to
Korean War
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End of WWII
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MacArthur's assessment of the ROK
He assessed that the ROK army is a force that should be capable of offerring token resistance to invasion but provide no plausible basis of allegations of being a threat to North Korea. shows his restraint on Syngman Rhee -
Material support to North Korea by USSR
USSR provided North Korea with 10 reconnaissance aircraft, 100yak-fighters, 70 bombers , 100 T-34 tankkks and other heavy artillery pieces compared to South Korea's 100000 rifles, 50 small arms ammunition , 2000 rocket launchers, light artillery pieces. -
successful soviet testing of Atomic bomb
This marked the end of US atomic monopoly. In sep 3 1949, US intelligence sources detected traces of radioactivity in the northern pacific. -
Fall of China to communism
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Defense perimeter speech by Dean Acheson
South Korea was omitted from the list of countries stated that US would automatically defend in event of aggression. This led kim to think that the war would ony last for a few days thus possibly a reason for why stalin agree to kim's request to invade sk. -
Stalin agreed for the invasion of South korea by Kim
however, he had also warned Kim that Russia would not intervene directly in the conflict----limited conflict -
China entered the war
Chinese forces were massing beyond the Yalu river, but he underestimated the numbers and continued offensive and crossed the Yalu River, -
change in aims
Chnage in aims when based on intelligence reports that neither USSR nor China would intervene in the war. shows a limited war. -
Peace talks
There is stalemate at the 38th parallel, and Peace Talks began in JUly 1951 but dragged 2 years. -
death of stalin
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POW issue`
syngman Rhree tried to sabotage Peace talks by releasing27000 POW under him.(eg of how minor powers tries to manipulate major powers) -
Armistice agreement
end of korean war