Korean War - The impact of KW
- Created by: Alasdair
- Created on: 04-04-17 21:59
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- How did KW affected international relations from 1954 to 1977?
- The Impact of the Korean War
- Non-alignment
- Struggle between USA, USSR & Ch has known affects for other nations.
- CW quickens de-colonisation - US pressure for Britain, Fr, Netherlands to increase defence expenditure + to grant colonies independence
- De-colonisation encourages CW nations to seek alliance with these new nations
- Many nations didn't want to take sides
- The Bandung Conference
- 1st International indication of many nations not wanting to take sides
- April 1955 Indonesia
- Newly independent + nationalist movements of Africa + Asia
- Sent reps to this
- 29 countries represented
- Represents half world population
- 5 Aims:
- Sovereignty
- Independence
- Equality
- Non-aggression
- No interference in affairs of other nations
- Bandung forerunner of non-alignment movement
- Non-alignment - loose association of 3rd World Nations anxious to distance themselves from US/USSR/Ch
- Sept 1961 - Meeting in Belgrade for non-aligned leaders
- Movement grew more popular in 1970s
- Some disagreement of nations
- Non-alignment
- War ended July 1953 but impact of conflict cont. Contributed to:
- US involvement in Vt until 1975
- Rearmament of Gr + Jp + WstGr
- Sino-US hostility - keeps Ch out of UN
- Soviet-US arms race
- Strengthening Sino-Soviet alliance
- Development of non-aligned movement.
- The Impact of the Korean War
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