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China's Involvement In The Korean War

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Military In 1948 after the withdraw of Soviet forced from North Korea and U.S. troops in the South, Kim Il Sung was determined to reunify the Korean Peninsula under socialism. He, along with the Soviet ambassador to North Korea obtained Stalin’s approval for a blitzkrieg, or lightning war, and on June 25, 1950 forced the two countries into the Korean War, also known as the “Fatherland Liberation War.” The first part of the Korean War proved unfavorable to the military forces of the North. After just a few short months in battle, North Korean troops had been pushed back all the way to the boarder of China. (U.S. Department of State, 2015) This is when Chinese forces entered the war on the side of North Korea. DPRK with the help of the Chinese …show more content…

This helped them recuperate any monetary loss they encountered during the war. Due to their goal of self-sufficiency and isolation, the DPRK took this economic prosperity and turned quickly inward. Since this time the DPRK has come to be known as a state with possibly the most closed and centralized economies in the post 1940’s world. However, while they had a short lived 10 year period where their economy was stable, once they reached the 1960 the country’s economy took a drastic turn. During the 1990’s the DPRK lost several important international training partners and experienced a series of natural disaster which resulted in a countrywide famine. Though while the country has become stale in technological advancements and while their people are starving, the regime continues to pour money in to the advancement of their military and towards their objectives of increasing their nuclear capabilities. (Library of Congress, …show more content…

Not only are the citizens of the country subjected to terrible acts against humanity, they are placed into classes, told how they will live their lives, and limited access to food and information. The regime and government spends much of the state’s money on the advancement of the military and their goals of advancing their nuclear capabilities. The regime and the three leaders in the country’s history are directly responsible for why things are the way they are in North Korea. While, it does seem with current dealings with Kim Il Sung that they may be hope for the country to turn around. Really only time will

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