Hyeonji Cha completed her BA at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and took her PhD from the Academy of Korean Studies in South Korea. She is an expert on modern Korean history and international relations. Hyun Jin Kim took his D Phil. from the University of Oxford and is currently Associate Professor in Classics at the University of Melbourne. He is also a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

• 1. Introduction 2. World War Two and U.S. policy in East Asia 3. Korean Nationalists between the US and China 4. The US policy of utilizing Korean soldiers 5. Negotiations between the United States and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea 6. The Beginnings of the U.S-South Korea Alliance – From Military cooperation to bilateral alliance 7. Conclusion

Hyeonji Cha completed her BA at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and took her PhD from the Academy of Korean Studies in South Korea. She is an expert on modern Korean history and international relations. Hyun Jin Kim took his D Phil. from the University of Oxford and is currently Associate Professor in Classics at the University of Melbourne. He is also a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

• 1. Introduction 2. World War Two and U.S. policy in East Asia 3. Korean Nationalists between the US and China 4. The US policy of utilizing Korean soldiers 5. Negotiations between the United States and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea 6. The Beginnings of the U.S-South Korea Alliance – From Military cooperation to bilateral alliance 7. Conclusion

Hyeonji Cha completed her BA at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and took her PhD from the Academy of Korean Studies in South Korea. She is an expert on modern Korean history and international relations. Hyun Jin Kim took his D Phil. from the University of Oxford and is currently Associate Professor in Classics at the University of Melbourne. He is also a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

• 1. Introduction 2. World War Two and U.S. policy in East Asia 3. Korean Nationalists between the US and China 4. The US policy of utilizing Korean soldiers 5. Negotiations between the United States and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea 6. The Beginnings of the U.S-South Korea Alliance – From Military cooperation to bilateral alliance 7. Conclusion