Cold War1950Korean War beginsShare this:<span>facebooktwittergoogle+</span><span>PRINT CITE</span><span>Armed forces from communist North Korea smash into South Korea, setting off the Korean War. The United States, acting under the auspices of the United Nations, quickly sprang to the defense of South Korea and fought a bloody and frustrating war for the next three years.Korea, a former Japanese possession, had been divided into zones of occupation following World War II. U.S. forces accepted the surrender of Japanese forces in southern Korea, while Soviet forces did the same in northern Korea. Like in Germany, however, the “temporary” division soon became permanent. The Soviets assisted in the establishment of a communist regime in North Korea, while the United States became the main source of financial and military support for South Korea.On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces surprised the South Korean army (and the small U.S. force stationed in the country), and quickly headed toward the capital city of Seoul. The United States responded by pushing a resolution through the U.N.’s Security Council calling for military assistance to South Korea. (Russia was not present to veto the action as it was boycotting the Security Council at the time.) With this resolution in hand, President Harry S. Truman rapidly dispatched U.S. land, air, and sea forces to Korea to engage in what he termed a “police action.” The American intervention turned the tide, and U.S. and South Korean forces marched into North Korea. This action, however, prompted the massive intervention of communist Chinese forces in late 1950. The war in Korea subsequently bogged down into a bloody stalemate. In 1953, the United States and North Korea signed a cease-fire that ended the conflict. The cease-fire agreement also resulted in the continued division of North and South Korea at just about the same geographical point as before the conflict.The Korean War was the first “hot” war of the Cold War. Over 55,000 American troops were killed in the conflict. Korea was the first “limited war,” one in which the U.S. aim was not the complete and total defeat of the enemy, but rather the “limited” goal of protecting South Korea. For the U.S. government, such an approach was the only rational option in order to avoid a third world war and to keep from stretching finite American resources too thinly around the globe. It proved to be a frustrating experience for the American people, who were used to the kind of total victory that had been achieved in World War II. The public found the concept of limited war difficult to understand or support and the Korean War never really gained popular support.</span>
During the World War 1 the US were allies to the countries affected during the War by supplying food and giving them aid by send troops and other resources which helped the allies win the war
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WWI was largely a stalemate until the US entered the war. Its large population and many resources tipped the balance and allowed the Allied Powers to win the war soon after the US entered. ... The American troops were fresh because we didn't join the war until April 1917. Our rested troops were a big asset for the Allies.
It was the 19th Amendment that granted women the right to vote. A lot of this had to do with the fact that the Civil War had ended slavery and given lots more rights to blacks, which women found as inspirational.
Austria Hungary would have been crushed on 3 sides and the Eastern Front (in Russia) would have seen a stalemate similar to the western front. If America joined the war it would already be too late. Most likely Germany would run out of materials if the amount needed were just as bad on the east than on the west. However the Ottomans might not even make too much of a difference. The Ottomans got nearly all their armaments from Germany and it is unlikely that Russia or Britain would be able to supply them in the numbers that Germany did. So it is also possible for the central powers to win but only if the Ottomans are just as ineffective as in our timeline. The real factor that will win the war is whether or not America joins the fight. If the war isn't won with a quick victory Germany would most likely see similar progress on all fronts (although slower, mostly on eastern). Germany would eventually get to Paris unless the allies get America to join the war because without the US they would quickly run out of manpower and supplies. And if the western front fell and Russia hasn't fallen into bolshevik revolution by now it would take the full force of Germany (Italy wouldn't be a big problem central powers defended their border). After that it would most likely fall to revolution after huge losses from Central Power offensives. The ottomans after the fall of Russia would surrender. But all of this given the chance that America decides not to join the war. And with Germany at war with the Ottomans, they might take steps to avoid American Intervention.
