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Chaerin Park's List: Inchon Tipping point

  • Feb 22, 12

    Following the gunfire and violence of World War II was the relatively immobile yet tense era of the cold war. Although the tensions between the US and the Soviets reached its highest point at this time, the two superpowers never engaged in an actual artillery battle. However, several proxy wars that were “hot wars” existed within this era in several pockets of the world. The Korean Peninsula, along with Vietnam, was a major site of these proxy wars in Asia. The initiative behind this Brutal Battle on the Korean Peninsula extended far beyond the conflicts within the people of Korea itself; this battle in reality was a war between the US and the Soviets- a struggle between the Capitalist world and the communist world- fought on another’s land. The fate of Korea was crucial, as it would determine state of communism spreading in Asia.

  • Feb 20, 12

    KOREAN WAR

    - Korea divided at the 38th parallel at the end of WWII (Potsdam)

    - South (Seungman Rhee president) is the American zone/ North(Kim Il-sung Premier) is the Soviets zone

    - Talks to Unify Korea unsuccessful

    - June 25, 1950: -North korea invades south korea with a troop of 60,000, claiming that South korea is a threat to their security

    - The UN orders Nkorea to stop but they do not obey.

    - UN sends troop to aid South Korea (General MacArthur leads)

    - MacArthur and his troops are pushed all the way southward to a small area called "Pusan", otherwise known as the "desperation corner".

    - MacArthur Captured Inchon and tipped the power of the war

    COLDWAR GENERAL

    - Struggle between US and USSR/ Captitalism and communism

    - There were several "hot wars" or proxy wars within the cold war

    - vietnam, south korea

  • Feb 22, 12

    Pages 36-43

    Stein, R C. The Korean war : the forgotten war. Hillside, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 1994. Print.

     

    - MacArthur made bold plans to break the deadlock at Pusan

    - He envisioned a grand counterattack that would come from the sea

    - Inchon (the port that served Seoul) was the focus

    - Marines at Inchon would enable the Americans to capture Seoul and cut off supplies for the North korean army

    - Also take enemy by surprise

    -However, tides at Inchon were the thickest in the world (dangerous to attack, Navy deemed inchon attack impossible)

    - Invasion would have to take under artillery of enemy

    - Although very risky, MacArthur thought this was a great plan since the North Korean command would place only light defenses at Inchon.

    - Pusan was a "bloody Perimeter," where Americans were being killed "like beef cattle in a slaughterhouse" : they wanted OUT of pusan

    - on september 15th, armada of 261 ships approached waters off Inchon

    - captured Wol-mido in 45 minutes

    - In late afternoon capture of inchon began

    - they could only attack in high tide (low tide- shallow swamp)

    - MacArthur had gambled at inchon: he won

     

     

  • Feb 21, 12

    Specific details of the Inchon Landing

    rokdrop.com/...hon-landing-operation-chromite

    • what is most amazing about the operation is the fact that it happened at all. Just about every general in the Pentagon was against General MacArthur’s plan to invade Incheon because of the great danger involved in navigating Incheon’s infamous tidal flats

      • Citation: "The Inchon Landing: Operation Chromite." Weblog post. ROK Drop. 15 Sept. 2005. Web. 21
        Feb. 2012.

      • However, it took MacArthur a while to convince everyone to go through with his plan on Inchon- it was dangerous because of the tides in Inchon. MacArthur wanted to attack here because he knew that this was where the North Koreans least expected the attack.

    • MacArthur was able to convince the Joint Chief’s of Staff and President Harry Truman to sign off on his plan.

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  • Feb 22, 12

    Although the Korean War is not always remembered as one of the most significant wars in world history, it was undeniably a crucial battle that prevented the spread of communism in Asia during the Cold War era. More specifically, the Inchon landing was a major tipping point of this war that saved the fall of South Korea. On another note, the capture of Inchon had been a light of hope for the Koreans suffering through the most brutal war ever experienced on the tiny peninsula. “We love you as the savior of our race” said President Rhee to General MacArthur- For the successful capture of Inchon, General MacArthur is still widely respected amongst Koreans to this day (Stein 43).

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