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A proxy war is a war between two countries on behalf of other nations.

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Explain how the Cold War was not a traditional war.

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Explain how the Cold War was not a traditional war.

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Rather than direct combat, the Cold War focused more on economic/nonviolent competitions, such as the Space Race, the Olympics, & the Arms Race.

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Why were Koreans fighting in the 1940s-1950s?

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Why were Koreans fighting in the 1940s-1950s?

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Due to many years of tension and minor conflicts, North Korea made the decision to invade South Korea, thus sparking the Korean War.

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What role did the US play in the Korean War and why?

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What role did the US play in the Korean War and why?

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In a further effort to contain communism, the US made the decision to assist the Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea) in it's battle against North Korea. This act is significant because it is the closest the USSR & US were to actual combat in the entirety of the Cold War.

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What role did the USSR play in the Korean War & why?

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What role did the USSR play in the Korean War & why?

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Because of a treaty made after WW2, the USSR & the US split both Koreas between each other, the USSR getting North Korea & the US getting South Korea. Because of this country division, it led to each country allying with it's owner-via-treaty, meaning the USSR allied with North Korea, and the US got South Korea.

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Make a timeline of 5 events from the Korean War that we haven't discussed. Explain 3 of them.

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Make a timeline of 5 events from the Korean War that we haven't discussed. Explain 3 of them.

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Jan. 17 1950: Kim Il-Sung proposes “liberation” of South Korea. Stalin & Zedong guarantee support for this course of actions.

This makes North Korea overconfident in their military power, due to the promised support of 2 superpowers.
June 25 1950: North Korea fires massive artillery barrage into South Korea, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers pour across the border.

This marks the first attack of the Korean War, and also signifies one of the biggest opening attacks in history.

September 15, 1950: X corps stages a landing at Inch’ŏn, succeeds, and liberates South Korea’s capital, Seoul.

This seemingly simple trick had a bigger effect on the war than it seems. It proved, not only that North Korea had weaknesses, but also that they were outnumbered & surrounded.

Dec. 6, 1950: U.S. marines initiate a fighting retreat against 2 chinese armies, who were sent specifically to destroy the 1st Marine Division.

January 4, 1951: Chinese & North Korean forces retake Seoul, the capital of South Korea.

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Who won the war? What/how did it effect the involved countries?

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Who won the war? What/how did it effect the involved countries?

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After 3 years of fighting, Both Koreas & the US agreed to an armistice, which meant the war had finally come to an end. After the war, Korea underwent some big changes, such as improved family life & currency change, in an attempt to recover the destroyed economy.

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Explain the significance of the Korean War to the Cold War in 2-3 sentences (B)

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Explain the significance of the Korean War to the Cold War in 2-3 sentences (B)

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The Cold War was affected by many competitions, however it was perhaps most affected by the Korean War, one of the bloodiest wars in history. The merciless actions on both sides, reactions & opinions of WW2 veterans, and the overall nation-wide destruction is appalling to think that it happened just 70 years ago. We think that these conflicts happened so long ago, and yet we sadly see them repeated so often even in modern day.

BBC News. “The Korean War, 1950-1953 - The Cold War, 1948-1960 - OCR A - GCSE History Revision - OCR A - BBC Bitesize.” BBC News, BBC, https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zq9hg82/revision/1#:~:text=The%20Korean%20War%20was%20an,for%20example%20the%20Vietnam%20War.

History.com Editors. “Korean War.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Nov. 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war.