What Were Stalin's Military And Financial Aid To China During The Korean War?

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Part A: Plan of Investigation:
The purpose of this investigation is to analyze the effects Soviet aid had upon China and North Korea during the Korean War. The research question “To what extent did Stalin's military and financial aid to China during the Korean War (1949-1953) affect the result of the war in North Korea?” will be answered.
The main body of evidence seeks to answer the extent at which the military aid and financial aid provided either hindered and/or assisted the Chinese and North Koreans during the war. Moreover, the narrow scope of the question primarily focuses on the Soviet aid given to the north during the Korean War between the time period of 1949-1953. Only the aid given to the north is being analyzed with brief mentioning of the south in order to express how the aid assisted or hindered the progression of the war. In order to answer the question, a multitude of historical novels will be analyzed along with intellectual …show more content…
Originally, the Soviet Union did not have any interest in promoting a conflict on the Korean Peninsula. According to Donggil Kim and William Stueck, Stalin became involved because he intended to take advantage of Chinese intervention in the Korean War to swing the global balance of power in the Soviet Union's favor. In the beginning of 1949, the Soviet embassy became aware of the number of violations on the 38th parallel by South Korean police and armed force. On 3 February 1949 Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Shtykov bitterly complained that the North Koreans did not have enough trained personnel, adequate weapons and sufficient number of bullets to rebuff intensifying incursions from the South. Therefore, O'Neill states, in April of 1950 Stalin gave Kim II Sung permission, with Chinese support, to invade South
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