Korean War

(proper noun)

(25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) a war between Communist-led North Korea and US-aligned South Korea. It was primarily the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II.

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Examples of Korean War in the following topics:

  • The Korean War

  • The Outbreak of the Korean War

  • China and the Bomb

    • The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
    • Suffering severe casualties, within two months of the start of the war, U.N. and South Korean forces were pushed back to a small area in the south of the Korean Peninsula .
    • Chinese forces crossed the Yalu River and joined the Korean War.
    • South Korean and UN troops withdraw behind the 38th parallel in the Korean War.
    • Outline the causes and course of U.S. involvement the Korean War

  • The Armistice

    • Both the North and the South remained dependent on their sponsor states from 1948 to the outbreak of the Korean War.
    • A rapid U.N. counter-offensive then drove the North Koreans past the 38th Parallel and almost to the Yalu River, when China entered the war on the side of North Korea.
    • The Korean war was the first time the Truman Doctrine, the containment of the spread of communism, was put into action.
    • However, engaging in the Korean War also resulted in the U.S. making even more enemies (this time with China and North Korea), and doomed already strained relations with the Soviet Union.
    • A map of the Demilitarized Zone, established by the 1953 armistice agreement that ended the Korean War.

  • The Military Implementation of Containment

    • The Korean War was the first militarized instance of containment, as U.S. and South Korea fought against communist North Korea.
    • The North Koreans have invaded South Korea."
    • The Korean War was the first militarized instance of containment, as U.S. and South Korea fought against communist North Korea.
    • Truman blamed MacArthur's focus on victory and adopted a "limited war" policy.
    • Chinese forces crossed the Yalu River and joined the Korean War.

  • The Korean War

    • The Korean War was one of the most significant events of the Cold War, caused largely by the broader tensions between America and the Soviet Union.
    • The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950.
    • On the North Korean side, Joseph Stalin "planned, prepared, and initiated" the invasion, creating "detailed [war] plans" that were communicated to the North Koreans.
    • Department of Defense, the United States suffered 33,686 battle deaths, along with 2,830 non-battle deaths, during the Korean War.
    • Describe the progression of the Korean War and the cost to human life and general resources

  • Conclusion: Truman and the Beginning of the Cold War

    • With the victory of the communist side in the Chinese Civil War and the outbreak of the Korean War (1950–53), the conflict expanded.
    • One of the more significant impacts of containment was the outbreak of the Korean War.
    • Joseph Stalin "planned, prepared, and initiated" the invasion, creating "detailed [war] plans" that were communicated to the North Koreans.
    • Among other effects, the Korean War galvanised NATO to develop a military structure.
    • However, because of the American policy of containment, the Cold War saw several "proxy wars," such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

  • The Truman Presidency

    • He presided over an uncertain domestic scene as America sought its path after the war and tensions with the Soviet Union increased, marking the start of the Cold War.
    • When communist North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, he sent in U.S. troops and gained UN approval for the Korean War.
    • On June 25, 1950, Kim Il-sung's Korean People's Army invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War.
    • In the early weeks of the war, the North Koreans easily pushed back their southern counterparts.
    • To bring a quick end to World War II, the U.S.

  • Three Kingdoms Period

    • The three kingdoms occupied parts of Manchuria, present-day China and Russia, and the Korean Peninsula.
    • In the 7th century, allied with China under Tang dynasty, Silla unified the Korean Peninsula for the first time in Korean history, forming a Korean national identity.
    • However, as a result of the Silla–Tang Wars (670–676 CE), Silla forces expelled the Protectorate armies from the peninsula in 676.
    • These murals also marked the early beginnings of Korean landscape paintings and portraiture.
    • Baekje Buddhist sculpture is characterized by its naturalness, warmness, and harmonious proportions that exhibit a unique Korean style.

  • Modern Korean Art

    • Modern Korean art is influenced by its historical roots (including early Korean shamanist art, Korean Buddhist art, and Korean Confucian art) and its recent tumultuous history, as well as various forms of Western art in the 20th century.
    • The South Korean government has tried to encourage the maintenance of cultural continuity through awards and scholarships for younger students in rarer Korean art forms.
    • Korean paper art includes all manner of handmade paper (hanji), which is used for architectural purposes (such as window screens and floor covering), printing, artwork, the Korean folded arts (such as paper fans and figures), and Korean paper clothing.
    • Contemporary Korean painting demands an understanding of Korean ceramics and pottery.
    • Manhwa is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons.