Transcript The Korean War

The Korean War
Omar Arraseef
Matt Hammond
The Beginning
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After Japan’s surrender, Soviets occupied North
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea or
DPRK) and the U.S. occupied South Korea
(Republic of Korea or ROK)
The Soviets armed the North Koreans with heavy
artillery, etc, but the U.S. sold the ROK one ship and
gave some weapons
In early 1950, the U.S. announced that it had no
interest in the area anymore, and on June 25th, Kim
Il-Sung attacked the ROK in hopes of making a
unified, Communist Korea
North Korea
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Initially, the North Korean
Communists were on their own
Their Offensive lasted from June
25th to September 15th
They pushed took the ROK
capital, Seoul, in four days
They pushed the South Koreans
and even the U.N., after they got
involved, to a corner in the
southeast of the Korean
Peninsula (The Pusan Perimeter)
U.N. Involvement
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The U.S. contributed ground troops, ships, and
aircraft
The British Royal Navy aided South Koreans with
ships and aircraft
Although they were pushed back on ground, they all
defended the Pusan Perimeter and had Air and Naval
superiority
After they launched an amphibious assault, their
offensive lasted from September 15th to November
25th
Chinese Involvement
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October 19th, after taking capital of the DPRK, the U.S.
follows retreating DPRK troops into China, and 300,000
Chinese troops cross the Yalu River and join the fight on the
side of the North Koreans
The Chinese offensive on U.N. forces began on November
25th and ending on January 25th, 1951, and putting a stop to a
planned final attack on DPRK troops
They relied on sheer numbers, but the U.N. forces had more
advanced weapons and by January 25th, fighting and the
winter had depleted the Chinese of resources along with the
North Koreans
Stability from January 25th to June 30th
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The U.N./ROK forces
drove the North Koreans
and Chinese north and to
the west
U.N. forces held their
ground, but they bombed
railways and industrial
infrastructure continuously
to weaken the enemy an
early end was expected
Summer 1951-July 27th 1953
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Truces were being negotiated, until the Chinese claimed that
U.N. planes attacked the city of Kaesong and a two day
offensive on August 27-28th
U.N. forces counterattacked and forced the Chinese and
DPRK governments to continue peace talks
Prisoners would not be allowed to go free until Dwight D.
Eisenhower took office and, two months later, Josef Stalin
died
Tens of thousands of North Koreans and Chinese were
released in June of 1953 and on July 27th, an armistice was
signed, but no side could say who won
This has been the longest ceasefire in history
Bibliography
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http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/ko
war/kowar.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/10826/korea.htm
http://www.incirlik.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=
123023362
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