Outcome of Korean War
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- Created on: 31-05-17 18:36
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- Outcome of Korean War
- Korea
- Remained in a state of war
- 1/10 civilians had died
- 1.3 million casualties
- Border remained along 38th parallel
- Failed to gain United Korea
- Both Koreas were heavily bombed
- 80% of Korea's industrial and government buildings were destroued
- Housing shortage - people in North Korea had to live in caves
- USA
- South Korea had been 'saved from Communism
- Managed to 'contain' the spread of Communism in Asia
- US govt spent $60 billion on weapons in 1952
- 30,000 casualties
- Failed to 'save' North Korea from Communism
- Became more determined to 'contain' Communism
- USSR
- Achieved a closer relationship with China (also communist)
- War heightened tensions with the USA
- USSR failed to 'win South Korea
- Forced into expensive arms race with USA
- UN
- Gained respect by taking quick and decisive action
- Role of UN strengthened by the war
- Fulfilled one of its aims - to use combined force to stop aggression
- USSR subsequently returned to various UN organisations
- Some argue the UN was the USA's puppet. Commander of UN forces was American, took orders from US president. USA provided most of the troops and weapons.
- Failed to unite North and South Korea and hold free elections
- Over 30,000 casualties (mostly American)
- Only able to act because of USSR's absence from Security Council
- China
- Achieved a closer relationship with USSR (also communist)
- War made China a major world military power
- China was poor and war was expensive
- Failed to 'win' South Korea for communism
- Over half a million casualties
- War against USA meant end of trade and political links for almost 25 yrs
- Korea
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