Important stages leading up to Korean War

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A Levels History - Cold War Mind Map on Important stages leading up to Korean War, created by dottydiva96 on 03/01/2014.
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Important stages leading up to Korean War
  1. 1945 - Potsdam Conference said Korea would be independent after liberation from Japanese
    1. 1945 - military division of Korea
      1. US in south
        1. Support leader Rhee
        2. USSR in north
          1. Support leader Kim Il Sung
        3. 1945 - free market introduced to SK
          1. US trying to make them favour communism
          2. 1947 - Joint Commission negotiations broke down
            1. 1947 - Truman encourages elections (he know Rhee will win)
              1. Rhee doesn't want them - he wants to control all of Korea
                1. Stalin refuses
                2. UN Temporary Commission on South Korea (UNTCOK) agree for elections to be held no later than March1948
                  1. 1948 - UN supervise elections in South
                    1. Rhee wins
                    2. 1948 - Division of Korea (along 38th parallel) becomes permanent
                      1. 1948 - New government in North Korea under Kim
                        1. Democratic People's Republic of North Korea
                        2. 1948 - Republic of Korea set up under Rhee
                          1. 1948 - Soviet troops withdraw from NK
                            1. 1948 - America offer SK $150 mil
                              1. Make them rich so they favour capitalism
                              2. 1949 - NATO created
                                1. 1949 - Kim asks Stalin on two occasions to help NK attack SK
                                  1. Stalin refuses
                                  2. 1949 - US troops withdraw from SK
                                    1. No foreign troops in Korea
                                    2. 1949- People's Republic of China created
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