Quote: "The Cold War began with the division of Europe. It can only end when Europe is whole." -George H W Bush
Quote: "The Cold War isn’t thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn’t sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, fighting." -Richard Nixon
Quote: "Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you." -Nikita S. Khrushchev
Quote: "If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity." -John F. Kennedy
Quote: "Death solves all problems - no man, no problem." -Joseph Stalin
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Saturday, March 27, 2010,8:05 PM
Overview of Korean War
Overview of Korean War
Here is a brief summary of the main events of the Korean War, adapted from http://www.learnkoreanlanguage.com/summary-of-korean-war.html
The Korean War began in 1950, between North Korea, which had a communist government, and South Korea, which had a democratic government. Each wanted to unify Korea under its own form of government.
North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25th, 1950 in order to unify Korea by force. South Korea was caught off guard and North Korean troops took over the capital, Seoul, and almost the whole country. The only area left from communist rule was a little area around Pusan. The UN forces in Korea (supporting South Korea) attacked Inchon, a city near Seoul, in September of 1950, catching North Korea off guard. The UN was able to take back Seoul and push North Koreans back into North Korea.
The UN decided to continue to fight, and invaded North Korea in October of 1950. North Korea was almost lost entirely to South Korean and UN forces, but the Chinese came into the picture. China had hundreds of thousands of troops, and helped North Korea to force South Korean and UN Forces back into South Korea. They crossed the border once again.
Seoul was lost for a second time to the communists in January of 1951. After much planning, UN forces regained Seoul in March.
UN Forces pushed North Koreans back about 20 miles above the border. The United States (a democratic state supporting South Korea) wished for peace talks to begin.
Peace talks went on without anything happening for the next two years. Battles were still fought in the same areas around the border. Finally, on July 27th, 1953, the papers were signed and an agreement was made.
A map summarizing the events of the Korean War, taken from http://www.learnkoreanlanguage.com/images/KoreanWarMap.jpg
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Our group comprises of Shahid, Nicky and Edwin.
For this history blog, we will talking about the cold war and address the following question:
Did the Communists overreact to the Allied powers actions? Our research focus would be mainly on:
The Berlin Blockade - Was Stalin too obsessed with blocking out the Americans from her sphere of influence?
The Korean War - Was USSR and China overly concerned when the American's fought back to regain their territory at the 38th parallel?
The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Soviet Union's actions which aggravated their relationship and indirectly progressed the Cold War.
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Saturday, March 27, 2010,8:05 PM
Overview of Korean War
Overview of Korean War
Here is a brief summary of the main events of the Korean War, adapted from http://www.learnkoreanlanguage.com/summary-of-korean-war.html
The Korean War began in 1950, between North Korea, which had a communist government, and South Korea, which had a democratic government. Each wanted to unify Korea under its own form of government.
North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25th, 1950 in order to unify Korea by force. South Korea was caught off guard and North Korean troops took over the capital, Seoul, and almost the whole country. The only area left from communist rule was a little area around Pusan. The UN forces in Korea (supporting South Korea) attacked Inchon, a city near Seoul, in September of 1950, catching North Korea off guard. The UN was able to take back Seoul and push North Koreans back into North Korea.
The UN decided to continue to fight, and invaded North Korea in October of 1950. North Korea was almost lost entirely to South Korean and UN forces, but the Chinese came into the picture. China had hundreds of thousands of troops, and helped North Korea to force South Korean and UN Forces back into South Korea. They crossed the border once again.
Seoul was lost for a second time to the communists in January of 1951. After much planning, UN forces regained Seoul in March.
UN Forces pushed North Koreans back about 20 miles above the border. The United States (a democratic state supporting South Korea) wished for peace talks to begin.
Peace talks went on without anything happening for the next two years. Battles were still fought in the same areas around the border. Finally, on July 27th, 1953, the papers were signed and an agreement was made.
A map summarizing the events of the Korean War, taken from http://www.learnkoreanlanguage.com/images/KoreanWarMap.jpg
