Korean War 511 by Tan Ching Hau Howard https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l A summary of the Korean War en-us 2022-03-01 01:12:12 UTC 2022-03-02 01:14:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2070684851 2022-03-01 03:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2070684851 Carving of 38th Parallel https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072511330 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.

]]> 2022-03-02 00:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072511330 Increased Tension in Europe tan_ching_hau_howard https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072517914 2022-03-02 00:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072517914 Formation of SEATO tan_ching_hau_howard https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072518124 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)]]> 2022-03-02 00:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072518124 Increase in number of Proxy Wars tan_ching_hau_howard https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072518404 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]]> 2022-03-02 00:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072518404 1st Significant Event in 1949 tan_ching_hau_howard https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072532696 The Soviet Union successfully tests an atom bomb

]]> 2022-03-02 00:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072532696 Difference in Ideology (Communism vs. Democracy) https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072541342 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


]]> 2022-03-02 00:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072541342 2nd Significant Event in 1949 tan_ching_hau_howard https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072542038 Mao Tse Tung pronounces Victory of the CCP in China]]> 2022-03-02 00:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072542038 https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072559145 Withdrawal of the USA and the soviet union]]> 2022-03-02 01:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072559145 https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072562929 Soviet support for north korea’s invasion 
Entry of the usa in the korean war to support south korea]]> 2022-03-02 01:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072562929 https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072564662 Expansion of the cold war beyond europe ]]> 2022-03-02 01:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tan_ching_hau_howard/hxhkshkzp58gvi8l/wish/2072564662