Ridding of Communism
"If we mean to hold Europe against communism, then we must not budge." ~ General Lucius Clay
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 (Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty): formally annexed Korea, making it the protectorate of Japan.
Since the beginning of the of the 20th Century, Korea had been a part of the Japanese empire. But Gen. Douglas MacArthur had a mission to introduce democracy and keep Japan from threatening war again. So the American and Soviet army's came into effect, disarming the Japanese troops stationed there.
On June 25th, 1950, the Korean war began when over 75,000 soldiers from the North attacked the South, crossing the 38th parallel.
(The invasion was the first action of the Cold War). As the Cold war began, talks to reunify Korea began.
In August of 1945, the Russians and Americans split Korea into two parts on the 38th parallel. The Russians occupied the North of the line, while the United States occupied the South. The anti-communist dictator Syngman Rhee wanted the support of the American government, so Korea could not be turned into a communist country once again. But in the North, the dictator Kim II Sung wanted the Soviets to help support them. Both governments claimed authority of all Korea and the borders clashed often. Before the war even started, almost 10,000 Koreans had already died.
The North Koreans were well-trained and equipped, while the South was frightened, confused, and seemed inclined to flee the battlefield at any provocation.
On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops invaded into the South, rapidly driving back the poorly equipped South Korean forces. It was a big surprise to the Americans. The United States treated the action as two unstable dictatorships on the other side of the world.
At first the war was a defensive one, to get the communists out of South Korea.
The fight on the Korean Peninsula was a symbol of global struggle between the East and the West.
Since the beginning of the of the 20th Century, Korea had been a part of the Japanese empire. But Gen. Douglas MacArthur had a mission to introduce democracy and keep Japan from threatening war again. So the American and Soviet army's came into effect, disarming the Japanese troops stationed there.
On June 25th, 1950, the Korean war began when over 75,000 soldiers from the North attacked the South, crossing the 38th parallel.
(The invasion was the first action of the Cold War). As the Cold war began, talks to reunify Korea began.
In August of 1945, the Russians and Americans split Korea into two parts on the 38th parallel. The Russians occupied the North of the line, while the United States occupied the South. The anti-communist dictator Syngman Rhee wanted the support of the American government, so Korea could not be turned into a communist country once again. But in the North, the dictator Kim II Sung wanted the Soviets to help support them. Both governments claimed authority of all Korea and the borders clashed often. Before the war even started, almost 10,000 Koreans had already died.
The North Koreans were well-trained and equipped, while the South was frightened, confused, and seemed inclined to flee the battlefield at any provocation.
On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops invaded into the South, rapidly driving back the poorly equipped South Korean forces. It was a big surprise to the Americans. The United States treated the action as two unstable dictatorships on the other side of the world.
At first the war was a defensive one, to get the communists out of South Korea.
The fight on the Korean Peninsula was a symbol of global struggle between the East and the West.