NBSS HY Sec 4 Chapter 2 Kite Notes 2018

@Naval Base Secondary School, Humanities Department 2021 1 Chapter 2: The Korean War Section Section Title You should be able to explain: 2.1 How did the tensions within Korea become part of the Cold War? Reasons for the conflict: 1. Partition of Korea after World War II 2. Reasons for the outbreak of the Korean War 3. The role of superpowers and regional powers in local conflicts, with reference to the Korean War 2.2 To what extent was the Korean War more of a civil war than a proxy war? 2.3 How did the Korean War impact the development of the Cold War? Name: Class: Date Received: Teacher’s Name:

@Naval Base Secondary School, Humanities Department 2021 2 OVERVIEW OF CHAPTER 2 – THE KOREAN WAR

@Naval Base Secondary School, Humanities Department 2021 3 Key Issue: How did tensions within Korea become part of the Cold War? (partition of Korea and reasons for Korean War) Identify Factor Tell the story What is the factor about? Explain the story How did the factor lead to the Korean War? Post-war partition of Korea • At the end of World War II, Allies decided to divide previously Japanese -occupied Korea into two along the 38th parallel. • Soviet Union would occupy areas north of the 38 th parallel, while USA would occupy the areas south of the 38th parallel. • Both USA and USSR agreed that Korea should be unified under a single government, but no agreement on how to unite Korea. • Both Korean leaders – Syngman Rhee and Kim Il Sung – wanted to unite the country, but was unable to do so without the support of USA and USSR respectively. • (I) Thus, the separation of Korea into two separate entities with local Korean leaders backed by USA and USSR resulted in a situation where democratic and communist forces were in close proximity in Korea. • (R) This led to tensions between North and South Korean leaders as they think they could unify the country and remove the other party from Korea. • (O) This in turn led allowed both USA and USSR to be pulled into the Korean conflict, and turned tensions within Korea to be part of the Cold War conflict. Formation of two Koreas • Kim Il Sung, the North Korean communist leader, wanted to reunify Korea under one rule, and was prepared to use violence to achieve this if necessary. • He received support from Soviet Union , which wanted to establish their dominance and influence over political and economic developments in the North Korea. • Kim made several trips to Soviet Union to persuade Stalin to provide support to rebuild North Korea and wage war against the South. Military and economic support was granted by Stalin. • Syngman Rhee, the South Korean le