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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Sunday, March 28, 2010,10:06 PM
Soviet Intentions in the Korean War
Stalin had long harboured hopes of 'capturing' the whole of Korea and uniting it. A combination of Syngman Rhee's weak South Korean government and apparent (though this was to be proven otherwise) American disinterest in defending South Korea persuaded him that his goals were now attainable.
The Soviet aim was for a fully unified Korea that was friendly to the USSR. Although Stalin, in May 1945, had given his blessing to US plans for a four-power trusteeship comprising the United States, the Soviet Union, China, and, at his request, Britain, he was to continually block the progress of this plan in the years that followed. It was common knowledge that the Soviet Union had strongly supported North Korea in the Korean War, in financial and military terms.
Note:
It is popular belief that the USSR never supported China in their intervention in the Korean War. However, this
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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Sunday, March 28, 2010,10:06 PM
Soviet Intentions in the Korean War
Stalin had long harboured hopes of 'capturing' the whole of Korea and uniting it. A combination of Syngman Rhee's weak South Korean government and apparent (though this was to be proven otherwise) American disinterest in defending South Korea persuaded him that his goals were now attainable.
The Soviet aim was for a fully unified Korea that was friendly to the USSR. Although Stalin, in May 1945, had given his blessing to US plans for a four-power trusteeship comprising the United States, the Soviet Union, China, and, at his request, Britain, he was to continually block the progress of this plan in the years that followed. It was common knowledge that the Soviet Union had strongly supported North Korea in the Korean War, in financial and military terms.
Note:
It is popular belief that the USSR never supported China in their intervention in the Korean War. However, this
