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Something I've been curious for a long time is if the South Korean-UN coalition was able to win the Korean War. I understand that something like this would be very unlikely, but if the whole "let's nuke Manchuria" situation never came to pass and they were able to defeat the North Koreans and Chinese through conventional methods by 1951, what effects would this have on the world?
Points I'm most curious about:
Would America get involved in Vietnam much earlier? What about other conflicts?
Would this shift the international view on communism?
How long would Syngman Rhee remain in power?
If MacArthur were never fired, would he have continued to serve until he died or would he have retired?
The 1952 elections. With an early victory, would Eisenhower still have been elected?
How would this affect the USSR and China? Would this lead to an earlier Sino-Soviet split?
What impact would this have on pop culture worldwide?
What would be the international relationships of this United Korea?