Which of the following was a long term consequence of the Korean War quizlet?

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Which of the following was a consequence of the Korean War quizlet?
What was the result of the Korean War quizlet?
What was one of the effects of the Korean War?
What were the causes and consequences of the Korean War quizlet?

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Which of the following describes the urban renewal projects that took place in US cities in the 1950s?

A. Urban residents strongly supported the projects, which provided new, modern housing
B. Urban renewal projects promoted racial integration in segregated neighborhoods
C. The federal government funded and undertook such projects over the protests of state and city governments
D. Urban renewal efforts coincided with an increase in cities' black, Latino, and Native American populations

-After WWII, Korea had been divided by the US and the Soviet Union into 2 countries at the 38th parallel. North Korea was communist and South was supported by the US.

- On June 25, 1950, North Korea attacked across the 38th parallel. Armed with Soviet weapons and tanks, the North Korean army quickly captured the South Korean capital of Seoul.

-Truman, aware of the failure of the appeasement policy to check the spread of Nazi Germany and the US policy of containment, announced the US would aid South Korea.

-The UN voted to follow Truman, and supported by this decision, Truman bypassed Congress and ordered troops to move to Korea. Unprepared, the US soldiers retreated along with the South Koreans. Eventually UN aid and other troops arrived and they were able maintain a hold.

-In September, under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, the UN troops were ready to counterattack.

-MacArthur launched a surprise attack on the unguarded North Korean port town of Inchon, forcing NK troops to flee back to North Korea, above the 38th parallel.

-In spite of Truman's concerns and a warning from China, MacArthur pushed on past the 38th parallel all the way to the Chinese border.

-China counterattacked and forced the UN Troops back.

-Truman did not want to enter a land war with China, and enraged MacArthur with his decision not to continue on to total victory against China. He would later fire MacArthur for insubordination, though MacArthur would return home a national hero.

-By the spring of 1951, Allied forces had stabilized their position near the 38th parallel. Over the next two years a stalemate ensued, though the two sides fought occasional small battles.

-Dwight Eisenhower campaigned in the 1952 presidential election on the promise he would end the war in Korea. After he won, he visited Korea, met with the troops, and decided the only actions to break the stalemate. He threatened to use nuclear weapons when peace talks broke down, and that, along with the death of Stalin in 1953, convince the communists to sign a cease-fire agreement. The ceasefire is still in effect today.

-There was no victor in the Korean War. The two Korea's remained divided. North Korea is communist and allied with Soviet Union. South Korea is non-communist and allied with the US.

-One long-term outcome was the precedent set by Truman's committing troops without congressional approval. Future Presidents would employ this move.

-Another outcome was the increase in military spending by the US. By 1960, military spending accounted for half of the federal budget.

-A third military alliance emerged after the Korean War, called the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. Its members included Thailand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, France, Britain, and the US.

-On September 2, 1949, an American B-29 aircraft detected unusual atmospheric radiation while flying over Alaska. The cloud was drifting eastward from Siberia. American scientists determined the Soviets had set off a nuclear bomb.

-The news shook US leaders, who'd believed the Soviets were years away from detonating an atomic weapon. Coupled with the communist takeover of China, this news indicated the world was a much more threatening and dangerous place.

-Shortly after, Truman created the Atomic Energy Commission and charged scientists with developing a hydrogen bomb to give the US an edge in the nuclear race.

-Over the next forty decades the Americans and Soviets developed and stockpiled increasingly powerful nuclear weapons in a never-ending arms race until they each had the capability to destroy the other many times over.Both sides hoped that this program of mutually assured destruction would prevent either country from using a nuke against the other.

Space Race:

-In 1957 the Soviet Union successfully launched the first satellite Sputnik I into space. The following month, they sent a dog, though they and no way to bring his satellite back to earth. The launches shocked Americans, who'd believed their technology would put the US in space first if they can reach Space they can launch missiles from their homeland/space and no means of stopping/detecting that bomb.

-In response, Congress approved the National Defense education Act which gave $1 billion to produce more scientists and science teachers.

-Congress also created NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to coordinate America's space-related efforts between scientists and the military.

The space race and arms race provided some unexpected benefits that improved Americans' quality of life, as technologies originally intended for military or space use, such as the microwave and the internet, eventually became available among the wider population.

Brinkmanship:
-Dulles further believed that only by going to the brink of war could the United States protect its allies, discourage communist aggression, and prevent war.

Nuclear forces:
-Eisenhower opposed spending billions of dollars on conventional forces, such as troops, ships, tanks, and artillery. Instead, he focused on stockpiling nuclear weapons and building the planes, missiles, and submarines needed to deliver them.

Massive Retaliation:
-The United States would respond to communist threats to its allies by threatening to use crushing, overwhelming force, perhaps even nuclear weapons.

Which of the following was a consequence of the Korean War quizlet?

US military spending increased dramatically as a result of the Korean War, 5 times larger than it had previously been. China emerged as major world power with Soviet military supplies they were a force to be reckoned with. USA and USSR were able to avoid direct confrontation and a nuclear conflict.

What was the result of the Korean War quizlet?

Korea remained divided after North and South signed a cease fire agreement. What were the short term results of the war? North Korea inherited the Kim Dynasty and started to develop nuclear weapons and South Korea became a democracy and had one of the most economic growth rates in the world.

What was one of the effects of the Korean War?

The immediate effects of the Korean war can be examined in three different aspects; destruction of industrial facilities and resulting disruption of productive activities, extreme over-issue of money and consequent hyper inflation, and discontinuance or distortion of two prime national economic reform policies.

What were the causes and consequences of the Korean War quizlet?

The Korean War was caused because North Korea, China, and the Soviet Union all wanted the Korean Peninsula to be a communist area. Then North Korean troops marched into South Korea which set off the war.