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Summarized reasons for Korean War - Coggle Diagram
Summarized reasons for Korean War
US
Exclusive Defensive Perimeter January 1950
Using it as a platform to serve their interests, in turn conflicting with that of the USSR's
Containment Policy as part of a larger ideological battle against the USSR/ hardline stance
Division at 38th parallel and backing of Syngman Rhee (an insistent man who viewed himself as the right person for reunification)
Separation of 2 Koreas (ideologically irreconcilable) -> inevitable clashes -> staunch opposition against Communism led to aggression from the South -> reflected as own interests -> both sides tried to prove that they were the ones capable of reunification
USSR
Telling Kim OK
Funding NK/ideologically influencing to one-up the US
Cooperation with China -> more support for NK
Kim
Insistence on capturing the South because of his fervent desire for reunification -> swayed the mind of a reluctant Stalin
Building up the military before Stalin gave him the permission to invade, setting the stage for war
Pressured Stalin hard enough until China came into the picture
China
Funding & support for NK
Sino-Soviet Mutual Assistance Treaty Feb 1950
Retain ideological standing as an Asian power
Diverted resources to NK, building up military capabilities, increasing Kim's/Stalin's confidence in invasion -> spurred him to invade and spark the Korean War