The Korean War: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

The Korean War was an influential event that started in 1950 and caused a lot of controversy among Americans and Koreans. The war was caused by the US trying to preserve the Democratic side of Korea, the south side. The Koreans were not happy, however, and the Viet Kong and North Korean soldiers fought tooth and nail to get the Americans out of the country. There was eventually an end to the war of course but not without lots of casualties on both sides and a hostile environment around the border of the two countries.

Later WWII ended and the Japanese were forced out of the peninsula. After the occupation, two groups of people were on the peninsula. One group wanted to redistribute the wealth and power, but the other group wanted to keep wealth and power as it is. Soon the division increased further during the Cold War. The Cold war caused Korea to split North and South. The North became a communist country with Kim Il-Sung as their leader. The South became a capitalist country with Syungman Rhee as their leader. Soon after the Cold War the Korean War started. Kim Il-Sung wanted all of Korea to be united once more under communist power. He invaded South Korea and started the Korean War. The war ended on the 38th parallel. Just like how it started. After the war North Korea was able to have a better economy than South Korea. North Korea used the Juche system. They relied on themselves for everything. Later North Korea’s economy began to plummet and South Korea’s economy began to boom. South Korea used the capitalist system. It was much different from North Korea’s Communist and Juche System. South Korea’s boom was, because of the help from Hallyu, also know as the Korean Wave or Korean exports. Now South Korea is welcomed much more

One of the major conflicts in the 20th century was the Cold War. One of the key events of the Cold War was the Korean War (1949-1953). Essentially, the Korean War was a conflict between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and the Republic of Korea (ROK). However, the DPRK was backed by Stalin’s Communist regime. While the ROK, was backed by US and UN forces. The support that the divided Koreas received demonstrates that this war was the direct result of Cold War tensions between the USA and the USSR. Therefore making this war a proxy war between the two superpowers.

While World War II ended all worries and hardships Americans faced, events gradually initiated signs of the Cold War which created an increased state of tension that swept all of America and Korea. During the 1940s, the potential Communist invasion of nations worldwide began to create a frightening reality to the people of the United States. The Soviet Union’s exportation of Communism greatly worried America as they wanted to contain Communism from all nations, especially nations in Asia. The Korean peninsula divided into two territories: a north, Soviet supported government, and a south, American supported government, a separation as a result of World War II. The Soviet Union invaded Korea, which had been under Japanese control since 1900; fearing the Soviet’s intention to seize the entire peninsula, the United States responded by quickly sending in their troops to South Korea. Truman’s decision to become involved in conflicts in Korea grew out of the Soviet Union’s radical actions, events in Asia, and internal criticism in the Truman Administration in America, providing him with an opportunity to defend a nation from a communist invasion.

The U.S. helped to divide the Korean peninsula at the end of World War II, and then waged war against North Korea in the 1950s. Although the U.S. signed a peace agreement rather than a peace treaty with North Korea after the war, its policy toward the country changed. Instead of trying to overthrow the North Korea government, the U.S. government adopted a policy of containing communism. During the 1980’s, associations between North Korea and the U.S. start to take on a new diplomatic form. North Korea’s nuclear weapons program had become a pressing international issue

The Korean War begun far before North Korea had launched their first assault upon South Korea. Nearing of the end of the Second World War, the Korean Peninsula had been under Japanese control. Soon enough it was liberated by both American and Soviet forces, the Soviets occupying the country north of the 38th Parallel, and the Americans south of it. After the war, neither the Koreans, Soviets, nor the Americans could agree on the country's government. This resulted in the foundation of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in the south and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the north (Ohn Chang-Il, 23). The fact that neither the States nor the Soviets were willing to compromise on anything was a prime factor in the separation of the Korean Peninsula.

Communism has been a global problem for decades, and has caused a wide array of issues. The Soviet Union and China were the main Communist threats post-World War II. The Soviets were the biggest threat, without their influence, China would not have become a Communist nation. North Korea was supported by the Soviet Union after the Japanese lost World War II. They adopted a Communist government called the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and was ruled under Kim Il-sung. North Korea invaded South Korea, an authoritarian country, which drew involvement from the United States, and in general, the United Nations. US involvement in Korea is debatebly because of the rising threat of global Communism and the attempt of North Korea taking South Korea.

The Korean War, also known as the “Forgotten War” began on June 25, 1950. On that day, about 75,000 soldiers from North Korean, with the help and advice from the Soviet Union, cross the 38th parallel. The 38th parallel is “the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south” (History.com). Within three days, the North Korean People’s Army was able to capture Seoul, the capital of South Korea. This invasion marked the beginning of the Cold War. Fearing the spread of Communism, the United Nations and United States agreed to send troops to South Korea, and on the 1st of July 1950, American troops arrived to South Korea to help the democratic South Korean to fight against the North Korean communist invasion. The Americans goal was to prevent the spread of Communism.

This was the beginning of the Korean War. South Korea was supported by America and the UN (capitalism) while North Korea was heavily supported by China and the Soviet Union (communism). Again, the Soviets motive was to further spread communism. While America (and the UN) fought to, again, prevent the spread of communism. This event demonstrates how much America will fight and push to prevent the spread of communism which is also the strategy known as

America faced many challenges during the Korean War. Challenges such as South Korea having a difficult time defending itself, the Soviet Union avoiding resolutions, and the conflict of China entering the war. The Korean War. The Korean War happened after World War II, when the U.S. wanted to fight off communist influence made by the USSR. The U.S. wanted to prevent the ideology of communism from invading countries because it caused the fear of another World War to occur. This caused a major conflict in Korea. South Korea not being able to defend itself caused the U.S. to have actively participate in the war, also the U.S. had to come up with resolutions when the USSR wanted nothing to do with resolutions, moreover then China entered the war but the U.S. considered them as “friends”. There problems were all issues that were hard to overcome during the war.

The Korean War was an episode in the Cold War. When the Soviet Union and U.S. fought over Communism and Democracy it caused war in Korea. Most people known this war as the Forgotten War. This is because it not was not nearly important as in the national consciousness of the United States as the Second World War, the Vietnam War, or the 1991 Gulf War. One reason that the Korean War has been 'forgotten' is that, with the exception of the Inchon landing, it seems boring and featureless. History would show the United States and the Soviet Union fighting as allies during World War II, their relationship after the war should have been friendly. The United States and The Soviet Union only joined together to overthrow Japan’s control. The

The Soviet Union was running North Korea as a communist dictatorship, dictated by Kim Il Sung, and the United States was running South Korea as an anti-communist dictatorship, dictated by Syngman Rhee. Kim Il Sung wanted unification of the Korea’s, however he wanted a communist government, which the nationalist government of South Korea did not see eye to eye with. So Kim Il Sung had attempted to force communism by invading South Korea across the 38th parallel. This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. This event affected the world in many ways, and still is today.

Korea had been given to america almost by accident. The peninsula was part of the japanese empire, but after World War II the Americans and Soviets decided it should be split into two pieces, along the 38th parallel. America occupied South Korea and the Soviets occupied North Korea. Even though the 38th parallel was expose to keep North Korea out of the south, and the south out of the north, the two dictators both still kept going into each other's land. The two dictators were anti-communist dictator Syngman Rhee which quite liked the americans support, and communist dictator Kim Il Sung which enjoyed the slightly more enthusiastic support of the soviets.

Korea was one country under the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and they had the same language and essential culture. But for the last 6 decades and more Korean peninsula was divided into two sides North and South along a fortified DMZ. Why did they split? What caused the division? How did that division came about? The origins of this split begins with the Japanese conquest of Korea at the end of the nineteenth century. The Japanese empire annexed Korean peninsula in 1910, but Japan was ruling the country through a puppet ruler since it’s victory in the first Sino-Japanese War in 1895. Thus Korea was Japanese colony during 1910-1945. After the end World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union rose at two super powers of the globe. With their

Korea is a small country located in Asia. Its peninsula is surrounded by China to the northwest,Russia to the northeast and Japan to the east. Due to Korea’s size and the location, it only made it vulnerable target for many in the East. For many years, Korea have been under control by Japan. After the defeat of Axis powers during World War II, Korea have finally liberated from Japan. The peninsula was divided at the 38th parallel as it was temporarily administered by USSR and the USA. So, how did the Korean War get started? USSR seeked communism in North Korea, which the US found dangerous since the Communist Manifesto. America was determined to hold an election to create a form of government to reunite Korea. However the negotiation did not settle the issue of divided Korea. United Nation steps in, plans to remove foreign troops and temporarily establish UN commission for Korea. Unfortunately, Soviet Union disagrees with the United Nations decision and permanently establish communism in North Korea, while South Korea are supported by the United States. The Korean War was immediately caused when Kim Il-sung, first leader of North Korea, attempts to unify Korea under his authority. The Korean War have brought impacts to many different countries that participated in the war. Korea looked devastating after the war, United States proved they are the world power, Soviet Union protected communism in North Korea, and China have developed feeling of hostility