PSY353H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bruce Cumings, North Korea, Andrey Vyshinsky
Document Summary
In 1945, at the potsdam conference, korea was split into two parts. North korea was now a communist regime, supported by the soviet union and china, and south korea, on the other hand, became a democratic state garnering support from the united states. Following this division, kim ii-sung of north korea backed by the soviets and china, sought to unify the nation by invading south korea. The united states, fearing communist takeover, declared a war against communism and stressed containment, and assistance form the united nations. Furthering this view, william stueck, in rethinking the korean war: a new diplomatic and. Soviet union were able to exert on korea, that it was no longer able to act independently and freely as a state. He argues that the war did not last three years, but rather never ended as the conflict continues to present day.
