The devastation of the Korean War came along with destruction that was much more powerful than words could express. The effects of the Korean War are hard to understand if you are not familiar with the tension that went on between North and South Korea before this eruption. To start it is vital to realize that tension between South Korea and North Korea had been going on before Word War 2. Korea sits in between China, Japan, and Russia. It is sometimes called, "The Land Bridge, between China and Japan (Inchon -September 15, 1950, n.d.). Like is said before, there has been tension between this cluster of countries for quite a while, even before the Korean War occurred. Before World War 2, Japan was in control of Korea, but by the end of the
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To the north was People’s Republic of Korea, which was guided and backed by the Soviet Union and China, who shared the same communist interests. To the south was the Republic of Korea, which was backed and guided by the United States, due to the South sharing the more western ideals. The Korean War officially began on June 25, 1950, when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army moved across the 38th parallel (Networks, 2016). The First battle of the war saw the communist North Korean army take control of Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. This battle only lasted about two days but gave the upper hand to the …show more content…
The North Korean air force was driven from the skies by US Air Force, Navy and Marines, using their superior equipment and training. Heavy bombers razed the cities and industrial plants of North Korea. Continuous attacks on the transport system forced the Chinese to rely on the packhorse for much of their logistical support. A new phase of air war opened when American B-29 bombers and their fighter escorts were challenged by Russian-built MiG-15 fighters flown by Chinese airmen. The MiG-15's outflew first-generation American jet fighters until the introduction of the swept-wing F-86 Sabre tipped the balance. In the world's first supersonic air combats, the Americans
To the north was People’s Republic of Korea, which was guided and backed by the Soviet Union and China, who shared the same communist interests. To the south was the Republic of Korea, which was backed and guided by the United States, due to the South sharing the more western ideals. The Korean War officially began on June 25, 1950, when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army moved across the 38th parallel (Networks, 2016). The First battle of the war saw the communist North Korean army take control of Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. This battle only lasted about two days but gave the upper hand to the …show more content…
The North Korean air force was driven from the skies by US Air Force, Navy and Marines, using their superior equipment and training. Heavy bombers razed the cities and industrial plants of North Korea. Continuous attacks on the transport system forced the Chinese to rely on the packhorse for much of their logistical support. A new phase of air war opened when American B-29 bombers and their fighter escorts were challenged by Russian-built MiG-15 fighters flown by Chinese airmen. The MiG-15's outflew first-generation American jet fighters until the introduction of the swept-wing F-86 Sabre tipped the balance. In the world's first supersonic air combats, the Americans