Outcomes and Consequences of the Korean War

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  • Outcomes and Consequences of the Korean War
    • The war strengthened the role of the UN, giving it more power in the world order
    • North Korea was stopped from taking over the South – victory for the USA who wanted to contain the spread of communism. Defeat for USSR who wanted it to spread
    • Failure to Unite Korea
    • Confirmed how much influence USA had over UN
    • Failed to resolve any differences between USA and USSR
    • Korea
      • Gains
        • NONE
      • Losses
        • Civilian and military casualties (1.3 million) 80% of Korea’s industrial and government buildings were destroyed
        • 1/10 civilians had diedHalf of all housing and the transport network were destroyed South and North Korea were heavily bombed – N. suffered far greater damage
    • USA
      • Gains
        • South Korea had been ‘saved’ from Communism.
        • The containment policy seemed to have worked against the spread of Communism in Asia. They became even more determined to ‘contain’ communism
      • Losses
        • US government spent $60 billion on weapons in 1952
        • Over 30,000 casualties, most of whom were US troops
    • USSR
      • Losses
        • The war heightened tensions with the USA and forced the USSR into an expensive arms race with the USA  USSR failed to ‘win’ South Korea for communism
      • Gains
        • Achieved a closer relationship with a fellow communist state - China
    • China
      • Losses
        • China was a poor country and the war was very expensiveChina failed to ‘win’ South Korea for communism
        • Over half a million casualties War against USA also meant the end of trade and political links with them for almost 25 years
      • Gains
        • Achieved a closer relationship with a fellow communist state – USSR War propelled China onto world stage as a major military power

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