Korean+War+Project

=__**Background Infoon Korea in Connection w/ Cold War**__= =**__Key Events of the Korean War__** = =__Important figures during Korean War__= Harry S. Truman =Chiang Ki Shek= =__Mao Zedong__= =__The Fear of Communism During Cold War__= =__Aftermath of the Korean War__=
 * The U.S. and the Soviet Union felt great hostilities towards one another and Korea was divided along the 38th parallel following the allies victory over Japan. The Northern side was communist while the South was pro-western.
 * On June 24, 1950 the armies of the communist N.Korea invaded southern border in an invasion of the pro-western half of the Korean peninsula to the South.
 *  The United Nations, especially the United States, came to the aid of South Korea in repelling the invasion.
 *  A rapid UN counter-attack drove the North Koreans past the 38th Parallel and almost to the, and the People's Republic of China (PRC) entered the war on the side of the North.
 *  The Chinese launched a counter-offensive that pushed the United Nations forces back across the 38th Parallel. The Soviet Union materially aided the North Korean and Chinese armies.
 * The president from 1945-1952 and instituted the "Fair Deal" program which were established following the Japanese surrender.
 * Preached a philosophy of "containment" and was very contentious amongst fellow Democrats and caused the defections of various members of the Democratic Party.
 * Extremely aggressive against the Soviet Union and felt that the Soviets were untrustworthy.
 * During battle against North Korea+China he attempted to avoid another war w/ China which caused problems between him and General MacArthur.
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 * Nationalist Leader of China that fell to Mao's government in the last months of 1949. He fled with his political allies and the remnants of his army to the offshore island of Formosa(Taiwan), and the entire Chinese mainland came under control of the Communist government that many Aemericans believed was an extension of the Soviet Union.
 * Leader of China during the Korean War and took over the control after he defeated Chiang Keyshek's government.
 * Supported the communist government following the U.S. dominance over North Korea during the early periods of the war. __China feared the U.S. was encroaching closer and closer to Chinese territory.__
 * =__**Where The War Occurred**__=
 * The fear of communism was a common occurrence amongst various presidents during the Cold War.
 * It was also a common occurrence amongst many Americans due to the lack of freedom, and liberties within communist states. Americans were fearful of nuclear war w/ the Soviet Union once they realized the Soviets' possessed nuclear weapons.
 * 1) __The Panmunjom Peace Treaty __ ended the war and gave China almost everything they were looking for, except for control of Formosa(Taiwan).
 * 2) The war showcased how both the U.S. and Russia emerged out of WWII as the superpowers of the world.
 * 3) There were 4,000,000 deaths including the death of 50,000 Americans.
 * 4) The Korean War served less as a lesson for what the U.S. ought to do should they encounter another conflict in Asia but a prediction of the next great conflict:the Vietnam War.