why were the north so successful in the early stages?
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- Why were North Korea successful in the early stages?
- Attitude of MacArthur and US forces
- MacArthur underestimated the strength of the North's attack
- Douglas MacArthur was arrogant, treated orders like suggestions and was a much loved figure in the US
- the troops expected 3 good meals a day
- Regular British officers were appalled
- Fire power and US air force were superior
- North Korean Strengths
- 135,000 men, 1/3 had combat experience in the Chinese civil war.
- wanted to take the south in 3 weeks
- (could indicate they didn't believe the US would intervene)
- 200 russian built aircraft
- seven well equipped and motivated combat divisions with T-34 armoured tanks.
- South Korean Weaknesses
- Army
- badly equipped, lacked tanks, badly led and trained
- Hard getting people to fight- they had little reason to, had to get peasant conscripts.
- Seoul was taken on 29th June
- Army
- Turning points
- UN are able to hold the Pusan Perimeter
- brutality encouraged the South to fight.
- Attitude of MacArthur and US forces
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