The Korean War was the first military action of the Cold War. The war was initiated when Kim Il-sung commenced a surprise attack on South Korea. The reason for the attack was because Kim assumed the South would willingly undergo his dictatorship. Approximately 75,000 North Korean People's Army (NKPA) soldiers attacked South Korea dawn of June 25, 1950. In as little as three days, the communist forces captured the South Korean capital and occupied most of the country. This invasion may have been a shocker to the South, but the North had been preparing for it years in advance. The North received training from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) alongside the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and were supplied weaponry. The USSR’s involvement
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Stalin ended up changing his mind in view of the fact that he successfully tested his own version of the atomic bomb a year prior. He believed the United States wouldn’t retaliate expeditiously with that information in mind. It would be unwise to think the South didn’t counterattack. Dr. Syngmann Rhee commanded his infantry to execute domestic political opponents after they crossed the 38th parallel. It’s believed that there were precisely 100,000 casualties. This event was later known as the ‘Summer of Terror’. When President Harry S. Truman learned of the invasion of South Korea, he viewed it as a test of the containment policy and ordered American naval and air power into action. By July, Truman had American troops fighting in the war on the South’s behalf. He then called on the United Nations to act. Due to the fact that the USSR …show more content…
Dwight D. Eisenhower then gained presidency in 1952. The former general traveled to Korea to speak with commanders and their troops. He became determined to bring the war to an end, it was even one of his presidential campaign promises. Eisenhower hinted to the PRC that the United States might use a nuclear attack in Korea if needed-- he was bluffing. The reason for this bluff was so the PRC would rethink strategies to end the war oppose to participating a nuclear holocaust-- they did. Although a treaty was never signed, The United States, The People’s Republic of China, North Korea and South Korea agreed to an armistice, bringing the violence of the Korean War to an
Stalin ended up changing his mind in view of the fact that he successfully tested his own version of the atomic bomb a year prior. He believed the United States wouldn’t retaliate expeditiously with that information in mind. It would be unwise to think the South didn’t counterattack. Dr. Syngmann Rhee commanded his infantry to execute domestic political opponents after they crossed the 38th parallel. It’s believed that there were precisely 100,000 casualties. This event was later known as the ‘Summer of Terror’. When President Harry S. Truman learned of the invasion of South Korea, he viewed it as a test of the containment policy and ordered American naval and air power into action. By July, Truman had American troops fighting in the war on the South’s behalf. He then called on the United Nations to act. Due to the fact that the USSR …show more content…
Dwight D. Eisenhower then gained presidency in 1952. The former general traveled to Korea to speak with commanders and their troops. He became determined to bring the war to an end, it was even one of his presidential campaign promises. Eisenhower hinted to the PRC that the United States might use a nuclear attack in Korea if needed-- he was bluffing. The reason for this bluff was so the PRC would rethink strategies to end the war oppose to participating a nuclear holocaust-- they did. Although a treaty was never signed, The United States, The People’s Republic of China, North Korea and South Korea agreed to an armistice, bringing the violence of the Korean War to an