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- - - - () The North Koreans lead by Kim ill sung invaded the south. He - being ill sung - asked Stalin for aid in the invasion , however , Stalin declined as direct confrontation would mean conflict with the US. Instead , he offered weapons' , but made it clear that they would not send troops..
      - Immediately , the US through the proxy fob the UN called for a cease fire in the Kore4a. However , because of the USSR had been boycotting the UN , they were not able to use their veto privilege's and so the UN invaded.
      - With the Aid of general MacArthur , the Un and South Koreans were able to push the north Koreans bac to the brooder . However , as he presued them too far past the thirty eighth parallels to the Chinese border , forcing china to come and aid the North Koreans.
      - Seoul is taken and the North Koreans push the South Koreans to the Pusan square.
      - Tensions escalate as General McArthur suggests the use of nuclear weapons' on Chinese. subsequently , he is made to resign.
      - Following this , the war comes to a stalemate.
    - - Korea was the first proxy war. This was the first time the US and USSR confronted.
      - It also demonstrated that the US was adamant about the containment of communism.
      - The dismissal of general McArthur showed the lengths that the US was willing to go to as it did not want an all-out war.
  - - - Influenced the domino theory.
      - Influenced the new look theory.
        
        Ike was much less into taking military action, instead he began to increase the number of nucellar weapons'. Adding fuel to the arms race.
  - - - $300 million was loand to china at very high intrest rates.
      - 8000 Chinese citizens could live and be educated in The Soviet Union with the prospect of improving the Chinese infilstructure.
      - Mining privilege's were given to the Soviets in the area of Xing Xing.
      - 2 ports were transferred to the Soviets