before we start I'll quickly explain why
I put one in quotation marks for those
who haven't seen my other video here's a
quick explanation no side won the Korean
War as the war never ended so when I
asked what if South Korea won the Korean
War I'm talking about if the South in
the United States successfully counter
invaded the north in the 1950s and today
Korea is united under the southern
government what would this alternate
world look like well here's one scenario
as in our timeline the Chinese invade
from the north however instead of
pushing back the american-led UN forces
successful bombing and artillery counter
offenses are able to destroy the Chinese
military no matter how unlikely this
would be China gives up in retreats back
into their own territory for the
Communists North Korea is a lost cause
and the American Coalition establishes
South Korean Authority across the entire
Peninsula now there are many different
outcomes that could result from a
southern victory unlike North Korea the
southern government has gone through
periods of unrest and transition certain
specific events would determine South
Korea's future in this alternate
timeline after the Korean War America
invests millions of dollars into Korea's
economy while also taking a martial plan
like strategy into North Korea's
rebuilding having only been separated
for a few years The effect of Kim
il-sung's reign is not significant
communism in the north becomes only a
blip in the history of Korea across the
country the general population is simply
happy for a united nation in our
timeline South Korean president Syngman
Rhee was very oppressive against
political opponents the southern
government silenced opposition until a
student revolution in 1960 which brought
the new phase of South Korea the Second
Republic this Second Republic however
was economically unstable and fell to a
military coup after a few years of
military rule the Third Republic rose
with help from foreign aid this was the
Republic which spurred South Korea's
growth after two more transitions the
sixth Republic the current government of
South Korea took its shape to understand
what Korea
future would be we need to understand
the events which could lead to an
alternate Korea president Syngman Rhee
could be seen by his people as the one
who reunited Korea and this would be a
political goldmine this popularity when
it last as his authoritarian style would
lead him to become hated by his
countrymen across the north
Rhee would hunt down and destroy any
remnants of the North Korean government
an anti-communist he would jail any
communist sympathizers across Korea in a
sense washing away any trace of Kim
il-sung's former government because of
his increasing power and limiting of
freedoms for all Koreans a revolution
could take place this could resemble the
student-led April revolution from our
timeline which could austrie from office
no matter what the government is in
Korea the United States funds and
supports it against the Communist
Chinese and Soviets Japan and Korea
become areas of American influence with
the tensions from the Cold War
moving to the Chinese border relations
between the Chinese and Americans could
be very different than in our timeline
the issue of Korea and China's border
would be one of debate between the two
countries problems such as Chinese
refugees into Korea or border conflicts
could change the entire aspect of the
Chinese and American relationship
the idea of containment could change if
there is an american-led UN victory in
Korea for the United States communism
could not just be contained but defeated
in areas it already existed this could
shift the United States outlook on the
Cold War the alternate history of Korea
could differ greatly after this event
and that is why I chose three alternate
scenarios for which Korea could follow
the first is that after resounding a
second Republic type government takes
power this government is shaky and
economically unstable resulting in a
period of transitions as in our timeline
a new government eventually invests in
the economy with this investment Korea's
power grows its influence spreads as it
begins trading with Japan this Korea
would be very much like modern-day Korea
the second is that after the fall a
second Republic the economy of South
Korea is unable to keep up with the rest
of the world Korea today never
in its own economic power and is
comparable to a third-world country this
is highly unlikely but there could still
be a chance of it had the wrong
decisions be made the third is a Korea
which is heavily influenced by the
Americans
this means American culture and way of
life is very much present in Korea
because of competition with communists
during the Cold War Korea becomes a
theater between anti-communist Korea and
America against China perhaps because of
this border tension mentioned earlier an
alternate war could break out on the
Chinese border resulting in a Sinnoh
Korean conflict this is just an
assumption though but there could always
be a chance because of the
anti-communist views what do you think
the world would be like if South Korea
won the Korean War say in the comments
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