HIS344Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Kim Il-Sung, Rural Development, Malayan Communist Party
Document Summary
The korean war and its repercussions for the far east. Provisional partition of korea along the 38th parallel. South had light industry and arable land (2/3 of population) Possible that stalin assumed they would just give up the territory later. Left-wing indigenous population in south objected to american rule --> violent conflict between amg (right) and left. Usa and un wanted to conduct elections for the whole country. North refused to participate under kim il sung. Both wanted to reunite the country - dispute on who should win. Soviet and american troops withdrew - left in a state of instability. Americans refused to supply --> didn"t care about korea, didn"t want to be dragged into war. 1950 stalin finally approved invasion north --> south. America got involved because they assumed the soviets were trying to test american resolve to get involved in east asia.
