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1946 - Colonel Charles Bonesteel divides Korea at 38th Parallel - this was to reduce Soviet Influence over Korea. North of the 38th Parallel is North Korea, with its capital at Pyongyang; South of the 38th Parallel is South Korea, with its capital city at Seoul.

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SEATO - Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation
USA, Britain, France, New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan

Formed to prevent the spread of communism in the Asia-Pacific
USA was afraid that if they lost one country to communism, others would be lost too. (Domino effect)

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A South Vietnamese Police general executes a Captain of the North Vietnamese Army, acting as a spy.

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The war in Korea led to an increase in the number of conflicts which took place over Democracy vs Communism, supported by the US and the USSR or China, or other communist states. Examples included Cuba and the Vietnam War

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The Soviet Union successfully tests an atom bomb

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Difference in Ideology (Communism vs. Democracy)

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Difference in Ideology (Communism vs. Democracy)

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South Korea - Syngman Rhee (Democracy)

-  National Elections held on May 1948

Rhee (supported by the USA and the UN)

- won the elections, was elected the president of the Republic of Korea (ROK, South Korea) in Aug 1948

Wanted to unify Korea at all costs

North Korea - Kim Il Sung (Communism)
The Soviet Union did not allow elections to take place
(Communist Ideology)

Soviet support the set up of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea) with Kim Il Sung as the leader

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Mao Tse Tung pronounces Victory of the CCP in China

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Withdrawal of the USA and the soviet union

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Soviet support for north korea’s invasion
Entry of the usa in the korean war to support south korea

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Expansion of the cold war beyond europe