PLSC 389E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bodo League Massacre

• School: Binghamton University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PLSC 389E
• Professor: Yoonkyung Lee

Document Summary

North koreans claims that south koreans were provoking along the dmz, so in order to take care of it, Sk and us: say it"s nk attack on the 25th of june, 1950. He is militantly advocating for the uni cation of korea. He openly says it must be brought about soon. He pleads justice of going into [the other part of the country]. He thinks it could succeed in a few days if he can do it with our help, he will do it. Us may have been hesitant about it. weighing di erent possibilities and scenarios, but aggressive moves were made by sk and nk. The korean war it is true that 6/25, nk crossed 38th parallel, but it is also true that sk provoked in han ban do island. Sk pushed back, nk trying to free from us control.