History 1601E Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Gwangju Uprising, Social Change, Syngman Rhee

• School: Western University
• Department: History
• Course: History 1601E
• Professor: Cary Takagaki

Document Summary

38th parallel should form a temporary dividing line between zones of russian and. Roosevelt, churchill and stalin agree no foreign troops will permanently be stationed in korea; therefore, korea"s (cid:374)eutrality will (cid:271)e guara(cid:374)teed. August 9, 1945, soviets move into manchuria and land on the northern tip of korea. September 9, 1948, establish(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of de(cid:373)o(cid:272)rati(cid:272) people"s repu(cid:271)li(cid:272) of korea(this is temporary) August 15, 1948, establishment of the republic of korea, with seoul be the capital. 98,00-man force equipped only with small arms. Us occupation forces completely withdrew from korea by june. Thousands of koreans are being trained in the ussr. 1949-59 china transferred about 12,000 troops from its army to the north. June 25, 1950, north korean troops launched a full-scale invasion of the south. Although they never developed personality cults, they killed, jailed, and tortured. Why were so many autocrats able to rule south korea after the korea war. April 3, 1948, communist rebellion on island on cheju.