KOREAN WAR: Was the Korean War a Civil War or Proxy War? by Mrs Tan - Lim Bee Kee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi How did tensions within Korea become part of the Cold war? en-us 2020-06-10 16:37:37 UTC 2025-02-22 22:16:24 UTC hello@padlet.com REG 1-7 i) Define Civil War & Proxy War ii) Explain how Korea became divided in 1945. lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621078378 2020-06-10 16:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621078378 REG 8-15 Explain SYNGMAN RHEE's aims & actions lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621086615 2020-06-10 16:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621086615 REG 16-23 Explain KIM IL SUNG's aims & actions lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621088616 2020-06-10 16:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621088616 REG 24-30 Explain how & why the Soviet Union & China were involved in the Korean war lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621096515 2020-06-10 16:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621096515 REG 31-36 Explain how & why the US were involved in the Korean war lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621102046 2020-06-10 16:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621102046 lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621595755 2020-06-10 23:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621595755 lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621596337 2020-06-10 23:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621596337 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxaegqvl4aE lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621600406 2020-06-11 00:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621600406 27 adrian_lu https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621629408 The Soviet Union trained and organised the North Korean's People's Army (NPKA) to become a strong military force. The Soviet Union also provided strong military support by giving the NPKA heavy Soviet artillery. China supported North Korea with more military support. They involved themselves in the Korean War as they wanted to create a unified Communist Korea and thus with these 3 strong countries. Communism would easily spread in Asia. A Communist Korea would also provide China with a buffer state ]]> 2020-06-11 00:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621629408 24 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621630606 The Soviet Union occupied North Korea prior to withdrawing its troops in 1948. They also trained the North Korean Army. China were involved as the MacArthur along with the UN Troops are pushing too close to the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and China. China,  being communist, would not like the idea of having an anti-communist country right beside them. With Korea being communist, China can also use them as a buffer country to the capitalist countries.]]> 2020-06-11 00:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621630606 21 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621631196 He wanted to unite both Koreas together. He did this by attacking South Korea on June 25th. He also requested support from other communist powers to help take over South Korea.]]> 2020-06-11 00:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621631196 7 jiangxinyue https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621631355 Civil war: A war between domestic or internal political factions or regions within the same country in order to gain political control. It is usually localised.

proxy war: A war fought between smaller countries representing different ideologies on behalf of major powers.

ii) At the Potsdam conference of 1945, the western powers agreed to divide Korea into two occupation zones with the Soviet Union occupying the northern part of Korea along the 38th parallel while the USA occupied the south. Both powers had different ideologies and hence the division.




]]> 2020-06-11 00:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621631355 4 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621631475 The Division of Korea began at the end of World War II in 1945. With the declaration of the Soviet–Japanese War, the Soviet Union occupied the north of Korea and the United States occupied the south, with the boundary between their zones being the 38th parallel.

]]> 2020-06-11 00:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621631475 3 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621631529 A civil war is a war between two parties within the same country. ]]> 2020-06-11 00:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621631529 19 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621631598 Kim Il Sung wanted to conquer South Korea and gain total control over the Korean peninsula. He mounted an invasion and managed to capture most of South Korea until UN troops drove the North Korean army out.]]> 2020-06-11 00:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621631598 18 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621631688 Kim II Sung wanted to unify Korea under his communist rule. However, he was not confident in attacking South Korea without the help of the USSR as he felt his army was not strong enough to stage a rapid battle against the South Koreans to occupy them swiftly.  ]]> 2020-06-11 00:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621631688 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621632032 A proxy war is a war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved.]]> 2020-06-11 00:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621632032 3 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621632970 The soviet union occupied the north of the 38th parallel and the US occupied the south in order to counter the soviet's influence in korea]]> 2020-06-11 00:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621632970 actions of south korea yongjiaxuan https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621633070 rhee was willing to use force to unify korea and appealed to US for greater military aid , and also to prevent communism from spreading to the south -
13 ]]> 2020-06-11 00:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621633070 23 kangzhengwei https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621633118 Kim Il Sung wanted to attack and take over South Korea so as to unify Korea and turn the whole of Korea into a Communist State. Hence he implored for help from Stalin for military reinforcements as he was certain that he could get the job done.]]> 2020-06-11 00:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621633118 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621633278 a civil war is a war between citizens of the same country

]]> 2020-06-11 00:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621633278 15 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621633509 Rhee oversaw the outbreak of the Korean War (1950–1953), in which North Korea invaded South Korea. He refused to sign the armistice agreement that ended the war, wishing to have reunited the peninsula by force.]]> 2020-06-11 00:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621633509 4 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621633622 Korea was divided into two spheres of influence along the 38th parallel]]> 2020-06-11 00:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621633622 31 ongzongshernjohnson https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621633913 The US were dragged in to the war when  N Korea invaded S Korea all the way up to Pusan.
The US were involved in the Korean War as they wanted to contain the spread of communism  by preventing the domino effect. That is if Korea was to fall in the hands of the communist, other countries ideology will fall to the communist too. Therefore, the main reason  that pulled the US into the war, was the ideological differences between the communist and capitalist countries.]]> 2020-06-11 00:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621633913 22 choochuankangjonathan https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621634078 Kim Il-Sung wanted the North Korean government to have control over the whole Korea peninsula and wished to conquer South Korea by force. They sought help from the Soviet Union to aid them in their war efforts as Kim Il-Sung did not believe the North Korean Army was strong enough.]]> 2020-06-11 00:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621634078 29 ng_chinhsuen_joshua https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621634170 Soviet Union and China had viewed North Korea as a buffer state between the communist China and the US-backed South Korea. If North Korea was to fall, this could mean the entire Korea would fall into the US sphere of influence, a thought that is unsettling to the Chinese and Soviet Union as they do not wish that an anti-communist country was next to them.

]]> 2020-06-11 00:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621634170 34 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621634280 They want to prevent the domino effect happening in the Asia Pacific,after N Korea came under communist rule. The US were carrying out the containment policy during that period so they wanted to do their best to contain the spread of communism by preventing Korea to be the first to fall into communism.]]> 2020-06-11 00:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621634280 30 ngjingrongdouglas https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621634764 The soviet union provided diplomatic support, strategic and grand tactical planning, including the planning of the invasion of South Korea, and essential logistical support. They supplied and trained the air forces of North Korea. China also sent soldiers to North Korea to help with their war.]]> 2020-06-11 00:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621634764 6 gohwanqifelicia https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621634942 i) civil war : war between groups of  citizens of the same country with different ideologies.
proxy war: a war instigated by a major power where they do not get involved.
ii) korea fell victim to the cold war   It was divided into two spheres of influence along the 38th parallel.
The Americans controlled south of the line while the Russians installed a communist regime in the north.



]]> 2020-06-11 00:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621634942 9 limhanyunodelia https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621635142 Rhee wanted to unify North and South Korea, but as a diplomatic country, not under communist rule. As a resolute anti-communist, he did not hesitate to use brutal force to purge his opponents. He had appealed to the USA for help in unifying Korea since he was willing to use force if necessary. However, the USA thought that Rhee was rash and could involve them in an undesirable war. Hence, North Korea had military and strategic advantage over the South.]]> 2020-06-11 00:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621635142 2 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621635177 i)civil war: a war between citizens of the same country
proxy war: a war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved.
ii) at Potsdam conference in 1945, the USA and Soviet Union agreed to free Korea from Japan occupation and to divide Korea at 38th parallel.
The people in korea has different ideologies and thus superpowers got involved and North Korea was controlled by Soviet Union and South was controlled by USA. Reunification was brought up however Soviet union was against it hence reunification did not happen. 
ii) timeline: 1905, korea became Japan Protectorate
1910, Japan annexed Korea
1945, Potsdam conference held and Japan surrendered.
1947, Truman Doctrine announced and UN was calling for free elections in Korea.
1948, Both Republic of Korea in South and Democratic People's Republic of Korea in North was set up. 
1950, North Korea crossed 38th parallel and invaded south korea. After USA persuaded UN to assist south korea, General McArthur led forces to push beyond 38th parallel. Chinese forces help north korea fight against America led UN forces.
1951,Soviet Union called for Armstice talks and armstice talk began.
1953, Ceasefire signed at Panmunjom. Demilitarised zone established along 38th parallel.

]]> 2020-06-11 00:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621635177 35 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621635810 On June 24, 1950, the North Koreans invaded South Korea. A few days later, Truman ordered U.S. troops to the aid of South Korea and convinced the United Nations (UN) to send military aid as well, in what was referred to in diplomatic circles as a “police action.”]]> 2020-06-11 00:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621635810 17 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621636451 Kim II Sung goal was to unify the North and South Korea under his communist rule and to do so, he had planned to invade South Korea with the help of the USSR.]]> 2020-06-11 00:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621636451 28 luojunyong https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621636850 The Soviet Union supported North Korea in its war efforts as being a fellow communist nation, they all had similar interests in expanding communism. China entered the war in part because of Soviet Union's promises of economical aid as well as to protect North Korea, the buffer state of their Manchurian border.]]> 2020-06-11 00:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621636850 32 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621637036 US had just lost China to communism and did not want South Korea to fall to the wrong hands too. The US supported Syngman Rhee by poroviding military aid and equipment to help push back the North Koreans that inavded South Korea.]]> 2020-06-11 00:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621637036 36 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621637205 Truman was worried that if Korea fell, the next country to fall would be Japan, which was very important for American trade]]> 2020-06-11 00:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621637205 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621637765 rhee wanted to unify Korea under his own rule]]> 2020-06-11 00:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621637765 16 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621638499 Kim Il Sung wanted to unite Korea under his rule and was unwilling to make concessions to South Korea. To achieve this goal, he opted to unite Korea by force and started a civil war by invading South Korea.]]> 2020-06-11 00:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621638499 15 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621638807 Rhee's government was characterised
by authoritarianism, corruption, limited economic development, strong anti-communism and by the late
1950s growing political instability and public
opposition. He imbued the country with a tradition of authoritarian rule that
lasted, with a few short breaks, until 1988.

]]> 2020-06-11 00:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621638807 What about Dean Acheson's speech? lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621638883 2020-06-11 00:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621638883 8 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621639084 rhee wanted to reunite north and south korea under one government]]> 2020-06-11 00:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621639084 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621639318 2020-06-11 00:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621639318 33 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621639470 The Korean War was only a civil war initially. In reality, due to the involvement of many international forces, the Korean War is an all out proxy war fought between the US and the Soviet Union. The United Nations forces fought to establish peace. They were mobilised by the US to condemn N Korean invasion of S Korea. The Americans who supported Rhee from S Korea were driven by desires to contain the spread of communism.]]> 2020-06-11 00:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621639470 31 ongzongshernjohnson https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621639831 Korean war was both a civil war and a proxy war as it was a battle between both sides of Korea with external party involvement. Both sides presidents wanted to unify the country and adopt their own ideology and decided to do it through force. In addition, when Syngman Rhee, president of South Korea, and Kim il Sung, president of North Korean, wanted to ask for military help from the US and USSR respectively. Both the US and USSR were initially very reluctant to send their troops to fight for the Korean War but they changed their minds later on. Thus, since there were external parties interfering with the battle between the South and North Korea, the Korean War bacame both a civil war and a proxy war. ]]> 2020-06-11 00:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621639831 What about the UN? lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621639945 UN viewed the N Korean invasion as an unprovoked act of aggression & asked member states to give military aid & other supplies to S Korea. ]]> 2020-06-11 00:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621639945 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621640049 Syngman Rhee wanted to unify the Korean peninsula under his rule and was not hesitant to use force. He tortured and killed suspected communists and spies and requested military equipment and troops to strengthen South Korea’s army. He also attempted to sabotage peace talks during the Korean War and opposed any ceasefire terms that did not remove Kim Il Sung ]]> 2020-06-11 00:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621640049 Show how Korea was divided into 2 Koreas. Who was responsible? lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621640509 2020-06-11 00:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621640509 33 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621640602 Furthermore, the civil war became more complex with the help of international superpowers. North Korea did not have the means to charge across the 38th Parallel without support from the Soviet Union and Rhee did not have adequate military strength to attack N Korea without the US support. ]]> 2020-06-11 00:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621640602 i)Explain why it was initially a civil war. Mention also why Stalin hesitated to support Kim's invasion plan ii) Was it truly a nationalist war? Mention why Stalin decide to support Kim's invasion plan in1950. lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621641413 -atomic bomb, China as an ally & Dean Acheson's speech (Korea not in US Defensive Perimeter)]]> 2020-06-11 00:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621641413 Explain why it was initially a civil war lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621641634 2020-06-11 00:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621641634 What are some features of a civil war seen here? lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621642411 Mention Rhee's contribution to local guerrilla warfare during 1948 & 1949.]]> 2020-06-11 00:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621642411 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621642768 5

]]> 2020-06-11 00:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621642768 Could you also show a time line from partition to armistice in 1953? lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621643086 2020-06-11 00:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621643086 Yes, started out with local skirmishes at the border. Could not make any headway. But when N Korea invaded the South on 25 Jun 1950, US & the UN took immediate action. lim_beekee https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621649762 2020-06-11 01:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621649762 14 https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621656639 Rhee wanted the unification of Korea under a capitalist system.

]]> 2020-06-11 01:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lim_beekee/58wbcv34ryd6qnyi/wish/621656639