第7卷第11期.讀與寫雜忘2010年11月.No.1IRead and Write PeriodicalNovember 2010An Analysis on the Beginning of the Korean War胡妮(西安財經學院外語系陜西西安710061)Abstract:With regard to the beginning of the Korean War, a lot of discussion has long been raised. The origin of the war has地mained a litue complicated. World War II divided the country into two parts, each envisioned head of a unified Korea. U.S. andthe Soviet Union' 8 intervention in both sides enhanced the conflict. The intervening of People's Republice of China served the finalfactor. This paper intends to analyze the possible reasons of starting of the war.Key words: the Korean War;the cause ;the intervention of the US;the Soviet union and the PRC中圈分類號: 106文獻標識碼: A文章編號:1672- 1578(2010)11-0004 -01The Korean War has been one of the most costly one in American intervention in Asia and would destabilize the region.world history. The starting of the war has always remained aChina intervened in the fall of 1950 with 0.5 millionitle complicated. After Japan was defeated by the allies involunteers. Yet around this time, head of UN command GeneralWWII, Korea became occupied by the Russians in the NorthDouglas MacArthur, supremely confident of US power, assuredand the Americans in the South. Both the US. and the Sovietshe president that the Chinese would enter the war. Whenrealized Korea was a strategic country; it was important toChina did intervene, causing the UN forces to fll back inoccupy because it lay in-between China, Japan, and the Sovietdisrray, MacArthur pressed for permission to bomb ChineseUnion. North and South Korea was divided by the 38thbases in Manchuria to start a war. Truman refused suchparallel, it evenly split the country into two regions. Bothpermission and finally removed him from command in Apr.Russia and America became plially involved in Korea,1951. Truman didn't want further escalation of the war, andtherefore, each set up strong military and govemmental ties.he just wanted a limited war in Korea, a reestablishment of aLater, both superpowers retreated troops and propped up anon-communist Korea, south of thirty- eighth parallel.regime representing their interests. The republic of Korea wasTruman administration at that time deemed that theyformedon Aug 15， 1948 and Syngman, brought up inentered the Korean War to prevent a third war and to fightAmerica, was elected the president. While, the communistsagainst communist aggression. They thought it was the Sovietformned the People's Republic of Korea on Sept. 9, 1948. BothUnion that trained and equipped the North Koreans forsides wanted to go to war but both of their alies didn't thinkaggression. Actually, beforehe war, South Korean Presidentit was a good idea. Dean archeson's speech excluded KoreaSyngman Rhee and North Korean leader Kim 0 -Sung werefrom the American defense perimeter in Asia. His omissionboth intent on reuniting the peninsula under their own systems.gave northem side the intention to invade the south to have aAs a result to intervene in the war, US exaggerated theshowdown. North Korean leader Kim 1 sung pleaded formonolithic communist threat and redoubled its efforts. to containStalin's approve and help, and Stalin advised to get thecommunism around the globe and incresingly relied oncooperation of the People's Republic of China. War finallymilitary power to do the job. And the war finally made Southcame, with soviet- -equipped North Korean troops invading SouthKorea a permanent allay of US.Korea.This war was a real challenge to US and US -dominatedReferences:United Nations then. The Truman administration approved[1]Mermil, Dennis, Paterson, Thomas C. Major Problems inmilitary plans to send UN troops across the 38th parallel intoAmerican Foreign Relations Volume I: Since 1914North Korea. Sixteen UN countries sent troops belp South[2]Patergon, Thonas C, Cifrd, Garry J, Hagan, Kenneth JKorea, changing North Korea with a“breach of the peace."American Foreign Relations Volume I: A History. Since 1895While, Chinese authorities watched US advance northward withdeep concem. They decided to give a counteroffensive. Chinese中國煤化工敦師,研究方向為英美國leader, MaoZedong was concemed that it would encourage家研HHCNMHG- 4-