Chapter 26 Section 3
The Korean War
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 The line dividing North and
South Korea
 Japan liberated the northern
part from the Japanese
 The U.S. liberated the
Southern part from the
Japanese
 The line was never inted to
be permanent
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38
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 A pro-American government
formed in the South
 A Communist regime was
established in North Korea
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Under Kim Il Sung
How did the Korean War
begin?
 North Korea invaded South
Korea
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The Soviets (Stalin) either
gave the North Koreans
permission to do so, or
knew about it, but didn’t
stop it from happening
The invasion was a surprise
A shock to the U.S.
Containment being
challenged again
Korean War
 President Truman was
determined to respond
 Did not want to give in and
appease aggressors
 Truman bypasses Congress
and goes straight to the UN
 The UN grants approval for
a police action against North
Korea
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16 nations help

80% were U.S. troops
Who fought on each side
of the Korean War?
 The North Koreans were
aided by the Chinese and
received money and
equipment from the Soviet
Union
 South Korea had the aid of
the United States and other
members of the UN
When and why did China
enter the Korean War?
 November 1950
 UN Troops getting too close
to Chinese border
 China warned them not too
get too close
 UN forces did not listen
 China comes to the aid of
North Korea
Why did President fire
General MacArthur?
 For insubordination
 MacArthur wanted to use
nuclear weapons and invade
China
 Truman feared this would
turn into a world war
 MacArthur wrote a letter
blasting Truman’s policies
 Truman fired him
What are some effects of
the Korean War?
 South Korea remained noncommunist
 North Korea remained
communist
 UN legitimized
 Cold War now spread to
Asia
 Debt
 56,000 dead Americans
 Permanent divide of North
and South Korea
 Truman becomes deeply
unpopular
 Still technically in a state of
war
 Rise in defense spending
 Beginning of the militaryindustrial complex
Military-Industrial
Complex
 The military establishment
as it developed links to the
corporate and scientific
communities

Employed 3.5 million
Americans by 1960