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china became communist
soon after the soviet take over of eastern europe china became communist in 1949
the americans always regarded china as their mainstay in fareast but now suddenly a massive new communist state had appeared on the map
they saw a consipary they thaught that coomunist countries were acting together to spread communism -
un taking over
each superpower denounced and opposed any action by the other so normally in a dispute such as this the soviet union would have used its right of veto to blick the call for action by the un -
China joins the war
2 major purposes of intervening in the war The first purpose was to push the United Nations away from the Chinese soil. This is quite simple, as the UN moved nthe Yalu river. The UN army probably moved north and attacked Manchuria.
The second purpose was to strengthen the CCP’s prestige, and leadership in China, and the communist world. Mao himself was a smart politician. He knew what should be done to strengthen his position. -
south korea was invaded
Hoping to unify the Koreas under a single Communist government, the North launched a surprise invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950. In the following days, the UN Security Council condemned the attack and demanded an immediate withdrawal. Because Kim Il Sung hoped to join the two Koreas into one communist nation. To spread communism. -
Communist advances
In 1951 Chinese and North Korean passed the 38th parallel -
Un advances
After North Korean forces invaded South Korea, the United Nations Security Council approves a resolution put forward by the United States calling for armed force to repel the North Korean invaders. The action provided the pretext for U.S. intervention in the conflict and was the first time the Security Council had ever approved the use of military force. -
Peace between south and North Korea
Peace talks between north and South Korea began in 1951 but bitter fighting continued until 1952 when Truman was raplaced by president esienhower who wanted to end the war stalinsdeath in March 1953 made the Chinese and North Koreans less confident and armistice was finally signed in July 1953
