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Panmunjon Armistice & Impact of the Korean War

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Settlement & Impact of the Korean War

On 27th July 1953, the Panmunjon Armistice was agreed. China, North Korea and the USA signed a ceasefire agreement. South Korea refused to sign the agreement but it was forced to accept it.

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The Panmunjon Armistice

  • The terms of the Panmunjon Armistice agreement stated that:
    • There would be a military demarcation line at the 38th parallel, and a demilitarised zone of 2 kilometres on either side of the 38th parallel.
    • There was a requirement that all military forces withdraw to their own countries.
    • All prisoners of war must be set free and allowed to return to their homeland.
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The Impact of the Korean War

  • The security of both the North and South of Korea was protected after the war.
  • The USA also issued a long-term guarantee of security of Taiwan to prevent a similar situation occurring between Taiwan and China in the future.
  • Before Stalin died in March 1953, he turned his attention away from the war to the rapid industrialisation of the USSR and Soviet Bloc.
  • This caused shortages in Eastern European countries and the reduction of consumer goods. The west believed the lack of goods would help some parts of Eastern Europe to become anti-communist.

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1Origins of the Cold War, 1945-9

2Widening of the Cold War

3The Global War

4Confrontation & Cooperation

5Brezhnev Era

6Ending of the Cold War

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