Stalin and the Korean War

Stalin and the Korean warfareTo what extent was Stalins policy the principle reason of the Korean warfare (1950-53)?Introduction The Korean contend is often referred to as a battle between communism and capitalism. It succeeded the end of the forty-year Japanese problem of Korea. When Japan fell during the Second World War, Korea was free, and hoped to lastly decide the fate of their own country. In the years following, both radical and nationalist groups became apparent, aiming for independence, however these groups fai conduct to unite in wizard national movement.1 The majority of Koreans fought for a unified state.2 The unite States and the Soviet marriage ceremony, however, had alternative thoughts. The President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, wanted to stop Russia gathering any more territory3, and so the United States countered by advance the establishment of democracy.4 At the Potsdam company, in Germany, Korea was divided at the thirty-eighth parallel betwee n the northernmost and the South. The thought was that South Korea would be capitalist and North Korea would be communistic. The Republic of Korea (ROK) was set-up in the South and led by Syngman Rhee who was undemocratic and anti-communist but was recognized as the sole legal g all overnment of Korea.5 The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) was set-up in the North and led by communist Kim Il- vocal. There was hope that one day the unification of Korea would commence.6 The Korean War isone that killed over 2.5 million people.7 Theconditions of the Korean war were inconsistent Korea is a country withfreezing snowy winters and boiling hot summers, which made departure extremelydifficult on both sides. The war began at 430 AM on June 25, 1950 and lasted for three straight years,the bipolar weather conditions meant that the soldiers were constantly competeingdisease, malnutrition and frostbite.8Dean Acheson (1893-1971), the U.S. escritoire of State, once said that if thebe st minds in the world had set out to find us the worst possible location inthe world to fight this damnable war, the unanimous choice would have beenKorea.9The failure to unite Korea by and by WWII was an important factor in the beginningof the Korean War. In 1945, British base Minister Winston Churchill, U.S. President Harry Truman, and, Soviet egester Joseph Stalin, gathered in Potsdam,Germany, from July 17 to August 2. It was agreed to temporarily divideKorea and accept joint responsibleness for reinstating Japanese forces. They obstinate upon anessentially arbitrary line which was the 38th Parallel which was to be used asa division between the North and South. The 38th Parallel is acircle of latitude which is 38 degrees north of the equator, it happened toroughly divided Korea in the middle, therefore was chosen to divide the twoKoreas. The Role of StalinWhen Kim diffuse his frustration that his bid for reunification remained heavy on his mind, he reached out to both Joseph Stalin (the leader of the Soviet Union) and monoamine oxidase Zedong (the chairman of the communist party of china). The clear reasonableness for Stalin giving Kim permission to invade South is uncertain to this day. Either the victory of Communist mainland China, or the Soviets gain of the atomic bomb could have led to Stalins decision being made.10 One of Stalins main aims was to avoid conflict with the United States, he did this in many ways, one of which was denying Kims strategies for the war. The pulling out of American troops from South Korea were significant, however, Stalin was under the impression that a harsh military campaign wouldnt go unanswered, therefore he decided against refutation in the moment11. Stalin had promised both cultural and economic aid to North Korea, during a meeting between Stalin, Kim, and representatives from both governments, on abut 5, 1949. Regarding military operations crossways the 38th parallel, Stalin was not yet prepared to support K ims political and strategic objectives of reunification.12 Stalin brought Kim to Moscow to ensure that Korea did not fall under the influence of the newfangled Peoples Republic of China (PRC).13 According to Stalins interpreter, in the Spring of 1949, in the course of a meeting between Kim and Stalin, Kim complained that the southerners are do trouble all the time. They are violating the border there are continuous small clashes. Stalin became gloomy What are you talking about? Are you short of ordnance store? We shall give them to you. You must strike the southerners in the teeth. After thinking for a while, he repeated, Strike them, strike them.14 This extract from the meeting reinforces the point that Stalin was providing North Korea with weapons and supplies, which demonstrates that the Korean War wouldnt have occurred without the help from Stalin and The Soviet Union. Stalin decidedthat he needed to bring Korea into the Soviet sphere of influence. The Sovietswanted to expand the sphere of communist influence into Korea, this was becauseStalin and the Soviet Union wanted to be surrounded by communist countries as alayer of protection for Russia and so if the threat of incursion or war occurredthey would have support around them. Stalin was afraid that Mao was consideringopening China to capitalist influence therefore, he decided that he could notallow North Korea to do the same.15Throughout the spring and summer of 1949 that Kim was making significantstrides to increase the potency of the KPA (Korean peoples army). Stalin wasessentially only arouse in how the Korean War would affect his relationswith the United States16. OnSeptember 3rd, 1949, Kim sought permission from Stalin and theSoviet Union to commence military operations against the south.17Kim most likely believed that Korea would be next in line for the Asiancommunist movements thus in early 1950, Kim renewed his prayers for militaryreunification with Stalin18.In January 1950, the first Sovie t Ambassador to North Korea, Terentii Shtykov,feared that Kim was looking to move forward toward reunification withoutapproval from Stalin, so he sent a telegram with a forlorn warning KimIl-sung is constantly nurturing his idea about an attack.19 In 1950 Stalin eventually began tosupport the plans for a war as at this point he was more hopeful about winning.The Communist victory in China and the development of the USSRs first atomicbomb persuaded Stalin to act and help North Korea.TheUSSR was using the Korean war as aproxy war, a war instigated by a major power which does not itself becomeinvolved. The Role of Truman At the Council of exotic Ministers Moscow Conference, in December 1945, the USA and the Soviet Union agreed to create a temporary government in Korea that would lead to independence20. However, independence was neer achieved and the Cold War developed individuals of higher power who became less willing to co-operate. Separate governments emerged on both sides of Kore a. Both Kim Il render and Syngman Rhee fought the Japanese during the occupation and wanted to end the division of Korea, however they had different ideas for how to do so. The failure of uniting the two Koreas led to the permanent governments of Korea. The USA was alike using the Korean War as a proxy war. The Americans enforced the idea of containment, a foreign policy used to contain the spread of communism. The US was fearful that if a united Korea became communist if would lead to a domino effect and the spread of communism around the world would occur21. Truman feared that the next domino would be Japan22. The possible reception from Stalin had to be taken into consideration if the U.S. did involve themselves in the Korean War. On a similar note, the Truman administration was concerned of the possible expansion of the Korean War into a larger war taking place over Europe.23 Nevertheless, it was clear that there was little indication that the United States or even the United Nations could start from the war.24 It is thought that the US and UN feared what would happen if North Korea won the war and subsequently Kim Il-Sung came to power, with the support of Stalinist regime and the Soviet Union. President Truman believed if the aggression from North Korea went unnoticed, it would make headway Communist aggression elsewhere.25 The UN Security Council accepted the abuse of force to aid the South Koreans. This is noteworthy because Russia (formerly the Soviet Union) is one of the permanent seats upon the UN council, however, interestingly, the Soviet Union did not oppose the use of force against North Korea, even though the Soviet Union were responsible for sending troops and supplies into the war. This demonstrates that the Soviet Union were confident(p) in the ability of their troops, so confident that in fact they did not fear the force that would be against them. The Truman administration, however, continued to restrict themselves from sending soldi ers because according to their advisors, North Koreans could be stopped by purely both naval and air power. Subsequently, immediately upon hearing this news, the U.S. began utilizing whatever air and naval forces that they could, to help with the war.26 Following Chinas input into the Korean War, General MacArthur landed two divisions 150 miles in the South Korean port of Inchon. Following a seize of parley between them and the US, the North Koreans are reported to have fled North, escaping27. If we let Korea down, Truman said, the Soviets will keep right on going and swallow up one place after another(prenominal).28 General Douglas MacArthur, Chief of staff of the United States Army, believed that only a total victory was an acceptable outcome for the US. President Truman disagreed but MacArthur was adamant.29The Role of Mao contrary America, China decided to take apassive response during the initial stage of the Korean War.30The Peoples Republic of China, in October 1950, was on ly one year old. TheBeijing regime was already facing difficult tasks of economic reconstructionand regime consolidation.31Therefore it was predicted that China would have little to no affray inthe Korean War. There is around evidence that suggests that there was an exchangeof views between Kim, Mao Zedong and Stalin on the Norths plan of militaryinvasion.32However, in addition giving Kim moral support, only material support was providedby China at beginning of the war. They sent approximately 14,000 Korean Chinesesoldiers who were then help in the Peoples Liberation Army back to Korea.33Maos reasons for supporting North Koreas invasion of the South are oftendebated. Some believe that Mao was an unwilling participant in the war due tothe concerns about the effect it would have on China34.Mao feared that if he supported North Korea it would have a negative impact onChina as it could trigger an invasion from America, due to their aid for theSouth. Some others further argue that Ma o was in some way manipulated orcompelled into sending troops to North Korea by Stalin and Kim-Il-Sung.35On June 27, President Truman revealed that America was supplying South Koreawith air and naval support, which lead to the Chinese leaders reassessingAmerican intentions towards China and redeploy some of its troops to theNorthern border.36Mao asked if Stalin would send air support to North Korea and he would sendtroops. Stalin decided against sending air support. Mao, after a substantialamount of thought, sent Chinese troops into Korea on 19 October 1950, eventhough he was currently dealing with a difficult military situation himself37.This fundamentally changed the relationshipbetween China and the Soviet Union forever. Barely12 days after the Chinese troops had enrolled in the war, Stalin soon declaredthat the Soviet Air Force could provide air cover, and aid to China38, due to North Korean attention from China. The Sino-Soviet Treaty ofFriendship, which was signed in Februar y 1950, mentioned that all-out supportwould be supplied by the Soviet Union if China was entangled in any military conflictwith the imperialist countries.39This conformity ensured that if China intervened in the Korean War, there would beless of a threat from an American invasion because of the support from Stalinand the Soviets. The security treaty therefore significantly decreased thepossibility of an American invasion. The Communist China Party (CCP) had aMarxist-Leninism ideology that greatly influenced the decisions of seniormembers, especially Mao40.Presumably, it was this ideology that lead them to assist North Korea in thewar, because turning the whole of Korea into a communist country would be notonly be beneficial to Russia and the Soviet Union, it would also benefit Maoand the CCP.The Role of Kim Il-SungIn September 1948, the North founded the DemocraticPeoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), founded by Kim Il Sung, recognized as thecommunist side. Kim IlSung was the leader of North Korea from 1948-71. Kim was born born to Kim Hyng-jik and Kang Pan-sk. They originally bestowedupon him the name of Kim Sng-ju, however, he later changed his name to KimIl-Sung. Unsurprisingly, the Kim family, like anabundance of Korean families, were opposed to the Japanese occupation of theKorea, which began on 29 August 1910.41Kims parents, especially Kims mother, is said to have played a enjoyment in theanti-Japanese struggle that was sweeping the peninsula.42This is suggested to be where Kim Il-Sungs anti-imperialism attitudeoriginates. In October 1926 Kim founded the Down-With-Imperialism Union43,in order to fight against Japanese imperialism and to promote Marxism-Leninism44.As previously mentioned, both Kim Il Sung and Syngman Rhee wanted toreunify Korea on their own terms, however neither side could unify Korea ontheir own due to lack of strength and supplies. Kim understood that his goals of reunification would require help fromanother communists patron, namely the Soviet Union or China. This suggeststhat Kim knew he didnt have the army or the weapons that he needed to beginthe war himself, he knew he needed support from elsewhere.With this growth of the North Korean army in mind, Kimrenewed his request to unify Korea with Stalin. One likely reason that Kimrenewed his efforts at this time was that since June 29, 1949, the Americanmilitary had withdrawn troops from South Korea.45 Kim wasconvinced that the U.S. would not ship the Korean War, or even if they didenter the war, they would not hold sway over the destiny of the war.46 Kim hadlittle concern if the South had the support of the US as he doubted the impactof their influence. Stalin ultimately contemplated the request from Kim tobegin the war for approximately a year, even though he did say no severaltimes, he did eventually approve the proposal.47Conclusion The role of individuals in the causes of the Korean War areessentially insignificant. Ultimately, the Korean War wouldnt have occur red without the divisionof Korea, after the Japanese occupation, decided at the Potsdam conference. plainlythis decision wasnt made by one person, it was made by the three super powers,Stalin, Churchill and Truman. But then, the war also wouldnt have occurred if Stalinand the Soviets hadnt appointed Kim Il-Sung as the leader of the north as hewas the one who thought of invading to conquer the south. Mao was influenced byStalin to participate in the war, therefore Chinas input was down to Stalin. Stalinsinfluence was powerful as Kim didnt have the army, weapons or supplies to beat war for 3 years. This proves that it wasnt just the work of one influence, theseput together influenced the beginning of the Korean War.To answer the question of to what extentwas Stalins policy the principle cause of the Korean War (1950-53)?, Stalinhad an obviously large impact on the initiation of the Korean War. 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