The Korean War
Key dates on the Korean War, taken from the Edexcel revision guide 'Ideology, Conflict and Retreat: The USA in Asia 1950-1973'
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- The Korean War
- Power and ideas
- 1945
- Truman takes over as US president on the death of Roosevelt: April
- Atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan: 6 August
- Japan formally surrenders; US occupies Japan: 2 September
- 1946
- Civil war in China between the Communists and the Nationalists
- Republicans gain control of US congress
- 1947
- Truman announces aid for Greece and the Truman Doctrine
- National Security Act passed
- 1948
- Berlin Blockade begins: June
- President Truman narrowly re-elected
- 1949
- USSR ends the Berlin Blockade: May
- USSR tests first atom bomb: September
- Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China: October
- 1950
- US State Department official Alger Hiss accused of being a Soviet spy and found guilty of perjury: January
- Soviet-Chinese Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance signed: February
- NSC 68 produced: April
- North Korea invades South Korea: June
- 1945
- The origins of the Korean War
- Korea falls under Japanese control following the Russo-Japanese war: 1905
- Korea formally annexed to Japan: 1910
- 1945
- 38th parallel accepted by the USA and USSR as a dividing line between North and South Korea: August
- Moscow Accords signed: December
- UN Commission on Korea to oversee elections: 1947
- 1948
- North Korean People's Army established: February
- Elections in South Korea: May
- Republic of South Korea (ROK) established with Syngman Rhee as president: August
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) established, headed by Kim Il Sung: September
- Last Soviet troops leave North Korea: December
- 1949
- Kim Il Sung goes to Moscow to ask for military aid; Stalin agrees to send armaments to North Korea: March
- US troops leave South Korea: September
- 1950
- Acheson's Press Club speech outlines US defence perimeter: January
- Soviet-Chinese Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance signed: February
- Kim Il Sung goes to Moscow to obtain the USSR's approval for the invasion of South Korea: April
- The Course of the Korean War
- 1950
- North Korea invades South Korea: 25 June
- First encounters of US troops with North Korean Army: July
- Fierce attacks on Pusan Perimeter: August/September
- Inchon landing outflanks North Korean foces: 15 September
- Invasion of North Korea; Pyongyang captured: October
- Chinese launch limited offensive near border: October
- Massive Chinese attack on UN forces in North Korea: November
- Chinese move through North Korea and push south of the 38th parallel: December
- General Walker killed; replaced by General Matthew Ridgeway: December
- 1951
- Chinese occupy Seoul: January
- Chinese advance stopped and forced back; Seoul recaptured: February/March
- MacArthur sacked as Supreme US Commander: April
- USA, Russia and China indicate willingness for ceasefire: June
- 1952
- Lengthy arguments over POWs hold up peace
- US begins heavy bombing of North Korea: June
- Eisenhower elected president: November
- 1953
- Eisenhower takes over from Truman: January
- Stalin dies: March
- Armistice signed at Panmunjom: July
- 1950
- The consequences of the Korean War
- 1950
- First US supplies reach the French in Vietnam: June
- Increasing number of US orders for Japanese industry: June
- 1951
- US-Japanese Security Treaty. Formal peace treaty signed
- Seven CIA stations established abroad
- 1952
- Anti-communist paranoia at its height in USA
- Eisenhower elected President: November
- 1953
- John Foster Dulles appointed secretary of state: January
- 47 CIA stations abroad
- Japan creates Self Defence Force
- 1954
- Defensive treaty between South Korea and USA ratified by Senate: January
- 1950
- Power and ideas
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