We all love South Korea. It's where we get our Samsung phones (that blow up when we try to use them) and is a economic powerhouse in Asia.
However, in 1950, South Korea was nearly conquered by North Korea, which blitzkriegged their way through their southern neighbor, capturing Seoul and driving the South Korean government and military leadership to Pusan, literally their last stronghold.
On August 4th, the Americans and the Commonwealth arrived to beat back the North Koreans.
However, they had to do this with the approval of a UN Security Council resolution.
The UN Security Council resolution only succeeded because the Soviet Union was boycotting the United Nations over it's refusal to accept Mao Zedong's government as the legitimate government of China.
But what if the Soviets were there to block the resolution, giving the North Koreans an opportunity to crush their southern counterparts and win the Korean War?
However, in 1950, South Korea was nearly conquered by North Korea, which blitzkriegged their way through their southern neighbor, capturing Seoul and driving the South Korean government and military leadership to Pusan, literally their last stronghold.
On August 4th, the Americans and the Commonwealth arrived to beat back the North Koreans.
However, they had to do this with the approval of a UN Security Council resolution.
The UN Security Council resolution only succeeded because the Soviet Union was boycotting the United Nations over it's refusal to accept Mao Zedong's government as the legitimate government of China.
But what if the Soviets were there to block the resolution, giving the North Koreans an opportunity to crush their southern counterparts and win the Korean War?