Consequences of the Korean War


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  • Outcomes of the Korean War
    • Korea
      • There was a ceasefire but no peace treaty to this day
      • Around one tenth of the population died
      • Half of the transport network an housing was destroyed
        • 80% of Korea's government buildings and industrial building were destroyed.
        • Some North Koreans were forced to live in caves due to the lack of houses
      • South and especially North Korea were heavily bombed
    • USA
      • They had achieved their original goal of 'saving South Korea'
        • America becomes more confident with their containment policy
      • They didn't managed to end communism in North Korea
      • 30,000 american casualties
      • Spend $60 billion on weapons in 1952 alone
    • UN
      • Gained respect by using combined force to counter aggression with decisive action
        • Could only do so because of USSR's absence
          • USSR did return eventually
      • Some now thought it became a puppet of the US
      • Didn't reunite North and South Korea
    • USSR
      • Achieved a closer relationship with China
      • Increased cold war tensions with US
    • China
      • Began to appear as a major military power
      • Achieved a closer relationship with USSR
      • The war was very expensive for a poor country like China
      • Did not manage to take over South Korea
        • USSR
          • Achieved a closer relationship with China
          • Increased cold war tensions with US
      • Over half a million casualties
      • Their new bad relationship with the US ended trade/political links for 25 years

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