Why Did China Get Involved In The Korean War Of 1950-1953?
Why did China get involved in the Korean war of 1950-1953?
The Korea war first began as a civil war between North Korea (communist) and South Korea (capitalist). The war began in 1950 when the North Korean Army crossed the 38th parallel which divided North and South Korea and invaded non-communist South Korea. In October 1950, China got involved in the Korean War because they believed that the United State wanted to take over China’s land and people in order to make them capitalist.
Korea is a country that has been ruled by foreign countries for many centuries. China and Japan ruled Korea for many years between the nineteenth and twentieth century. As referred in source B, China treated Korea as a tributary state for centuries; this means that …show more content…
When the Japanese won this particular war of 1904-1905 against China, they formally annexed Korea as a colony in 1910 until the end of World War Two.
At the end of world war two, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel into North Korea (communist) under the leadership of Kim Il Sung, and South Korea (capitalist) which was under the leadership of Syngman Rhee. As referred to source A and B; On June 27 1950, two days after the war began in Korea, president Truman of the USA ordered direct American air force and naval aid to South Korea because it was a capitalist country and the USA had some of their army bases there which they did not want to lose to the Chinese army. President Truman also re-entered in the Chinese Civil war that was going on at the same time as the Korean War. The Chinese civil war began much earlier than the Korean War. The intervention of the USA in the Chinese civil war was seen by Chinese people as a direct attack on them. June 28 1950, Mao Zedong (as referred to source E) denounced the USA intervention as a “open exposure by the United State of its true imperialist face.” The USA got involved …show more content…
President Eisenhower was seen as a war hero in the US because he made substantial concession to the communist and ended the war. On 27/07/1953 at 10 am, the armistice was signed, the armistice came into effect at 10pm which ended the three year, one month, and two day war came to an end. Sources A, D, and E. The reason why President Eisenhower decided to end the war was because it was a very brutal war where thousands of people wounded, and many were affected by the war from all over the world because many nations were involved in the
The Korea war first began as a civil war between North Korea (communist) and South Korea (capitalist). The war began in 1950 when the North Korean Army crossed the 38th parallel which divided North and South Korea and invaded non-communist South Korea. In October 1950, China got involved in the Korean War because they believed that the United State wanted to take over China’s land and people in order to make them capitalist.
Korea is a country that has been ruled by foreign countries for many centuries. China and Japan ruled Korea for many years between the nineteenth and twentieth century. As referred in source B, China treated Korea as a tributary state for centuries; this means that …show more content…
When the Japanese won this particular war of 1904-1905 against China, they formally annexed Korea as a colony in 1910 until the end of World War Two.
At the end of world war two, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel into North Korea (communist) under the leadership of Kim Il Sung, and South Korea (capitalist) which was under the leadership of Syngman Rhee. As referred to source A and B; On June 27 1950, two days after the war began in Korea, president Truman of the USA ordered direct American air force and naval aid to South Korea because it was a capitalist country and the USA had some of their army bases there which they did not want to lose to the Chinese army. President Truman also re-entered in the Chinese Civil war that was going on at the same time as the Korean War. The Chinese civil war began much earlier than the Korean War. The intervention of the USA in the Chinese civil war was seen by Chinese people as a direct attack on them. June 28 1950, Mao Zedong (as referred to source E) denounced the USA intervention as a “open exposure by the United State of its true imperialist face.” The USA got involved …show more content…
President Eisenhower was seen as a war hero in the US because he made substantial concession to the communist and ended the war. On 27/07/1953 at 10 am, the armistice was signed, the armistice came into effect at 10pm which ended the three year, one month, and two day war came to an end. Sources A, D, and E. The reason why President Eisenhower decided to end the war was because it was a very brutal war where thousands of people wounded, and many were affected by the war from all over the world because many nations were involved in the