The world has witnessed several wars caused by diverse reasons. One of such is the Korean War of 1950. The genesis of the war could be simply traced to the political division of the Korean Peninsula between the American government and the Soviet Union, a scheming tactic which had the Japanese fazed out of their share in the Korean empire. The United States took over the Southern Korea, while the Soviet Union controlled the North. This development led to a cold war, for the Northern Korean was keen on re-amalgamating the Korean empire.
As the cold war continues, tensions were high between the Northern and the Southern Korea, albeit negotiations were been made for the two part to re-unite. This negotiation only succeeded in increasing the tension, until the tempo was so furious and finally led to a war. What finally led to a break out of war was the occasional militant raid between the two borders, coupled by the inability to hold an open election through out the Korean empire. On the 25th day of June the Northern Korea could not contain their anger further and decided to ventilate it by attacking the South Korea. This marks the beginning of what has remained to be known to the whole world as the Korean War.
Korean War as a limited War
As mentioned earlier, The Korean War started out as a cold war. However, it soon metamorphosized into a civil war. This civil war was initially between the North Koreans and South Koreans and lasted for just a couple of days. The South Korean were easily defeated by the North Koreans, simply because the Northern Korea had the support of the Soviet Union behind them. Nevertheless, this was not to be the end of the war, for events after this only proved that this was only the stage were the war could be described as a limited war. As a limited war, it involved only two conflicting parties, struggling for political and geographical re-union. The war was limited to the armies of the North and the South Koreans attacking each other on plane grounds across borders. After the prompt defeat of the South Koreans the war ceased to be a limited war and aggravated into what can be termed as a total war.
Korean War as a total war
After the defeat of the South Koreans, the United States and United Nation delved into the war. They supported the defeated South Koreans against the North. The United State promptly made available both naval and military personnel to drive the North Koreans out of the borders of the South. Apart from the support of the Soviet Union, which was very discreet in the initial stage of the war, the war was strictly between the Northern and Southern Korean (This was the limited war stage). As we are all aware that the United Nation is made up of diverse nations across the globe, their intervention escalated the war into a global awareness and raised diverse reactions among several nations.
The deployment of the U.S army only led to the Soviet Union becoming more prominent in their support of the North Koreans. The war lasted on, while casualties were recorded from all warring parties. The United Nation took the war up as a personal global military challenge from the Communist world. BBC News, 2002. What started out as a cold war soon became a war involving several nations across the globe.
Chinas intervention in the war led to a cease-fire agreement among the warring parties. However, as destiny would have it, this was not to be the end of the Korean War. China supported the North Korean, thus the war became China, Soviet Union and North Korean on one side and South Korea, United State, United Nation on the other side. The cease fire did not last for long, for the war resumed full fledge force soon after the agreement.
The war lasted for three years and was sponsored by external powers mentioned above. The war was in phases, which are Cold war phase, civillimited war phase and finally proxytotal war phase. In actual fact, the war could be likened to World War I and II, for the tactics and strategies employed during the war were similar to the two World wars. These strategies include apt and deft infantry attacks, air bombings and other naval deployments.
At a particular stage of the war, the United State threatened to use atomic bomb.
At last, in July 1953, with a new tenure in the Soviet Union and the reduction of the Communist activities, agreement was reached that the war should end, which it eventually did. However, the agonizing experience of the war by the Koreans and other parties involved left behind a memory that lasted for several decades.
As the cold war continues, tensions were high between the Northern and the Southern Korea, albeit negotiations were been made for the two part to re-unite. This negotiation only succeeded in increasing the tension, until the tempo was so furious and finally led to a war. What finally led to a break out of war was the occasional militant raid between the two borders, coupled by the inability to hold an open election through out the Korean empire. On the 25th day of June the Northern Korea could not contain their anger further and decided to ventilate it by attacking the South Korea. This marks the beginning of what has remained to be known to the whole world as the Korean War.
Korean War as a limited War
As mentioned earlier, The Korean War started out as a cold war. However, it soon metamorphosized into a civil war. This civil war was initially between the North Koreans and South Koreans and lasted for just a couple of days. The South Korean were easily defeated by the North Koreans, simply because the Northern Korea had the support of the Soviet Union behind them. Nevertheless, this was not to be the end of the war, for events after this only proved that this was only the stage were the war could be described as a limited war. As a limited war, it involved only two conflicting parties, struggling for political and geographical re-union. The war was limited to the armies of the North and the South Koreans attacking each other on plane grounds across borders. After the prompt defeat of the South Koreans the war ceased to be a limited war and aggravated into what can be termed as a total war.
Korean War as a total war
After the defeat of the South Koreans, the United States and United Nation delved into the war. They supported the defeated South Koreans against the North. The United State promptly made available both naval and military personnel to drive the North Koreans out of the borders of the South. Apart from the support of the Soviet Union, which was very discreet in the initial stage of the war, the war was strictly between the Northern and Southern Korean (This was the limited war stage). As we are all aware that the United Nation is made up of diverse nations across the globe, their intervention escalated the war into a global awareness and raised diverse reactions among several nations.
The deployment of the U.S army only led to the Soviet Union becoming more prominent in their support of the North Koreans. The war lasted on, while casualties were recorded from all warring parties. The United Nation took the war up as a personal global military challenge from the Communist world. BBC News, 2002. What started out as a cold war soon became a war involving several nations across the globe.
Chinas intervention in the war led to a cease-fire agreement among the warring parties. However, as destiny would have it, this was not to be the end of the Korean War. China supported the North Korean, thus the war became China, Soviet Union and North Korean on one side and South Korea, United State, United Nation on the other side. The cease fire did not last for long, for the war resumed full fledge force soon after the agreement.
The war lasted for three years and was sponsored by external powers mentioned above. The war was in phases, which are Cold war phase, civillimited war phase and finally proxytotal war phase. In actual fact, the war could be likened to World War I and II, for the tactics and strategies employed during the war were similar to the two World wars. These strategies include apt and deft infantry attacks, air bombings and other naval deployments.
At a particular stage of the war, the United State threatened to use atomic bomb.
At last, in July 1953, with a new tenure in the Soviet Union and the reduction of the Communist activities, agreement was reached that the war should end, which it eventually did. However, the agonizing experience of the war by the Koreans and other parties involved left behind a memory that lasted for several decades.
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