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Korean War





The Korean War was a war between the Communist North Koreans and the Democratic South Koreans which all started in 1950. The North had aid from China not only because they were communist too, but because they were so close to North Korea they could send thousands of troops to aid North Korea in hours. The South Koreans had aid from the best country at warfare at the time, the US of A. The US troops were led by General MacArthur who went down as one of the best Generals in the history of the US because of his victory of Japan in WWII. MacArthur led the US troops in South Korea and was almost being known for the general who started WWIII because he tried to fight a war with the North Koreans that President Truman told him not to and ended up getting the CHinese involved, but fortunately didn't start a war. The Korean War was also going on when tensions were rising between the Soviets and the US and the start of the Cold War. North Korea was at first under Japanese control until the US bombed the crap out of them to end WWII, so North Korea became its own country because South Korea did not condone communism which is when the US stepped in in 1950. On June 25, 1950, the Communist countries consisting of the Soviets, China, and North Korea invaded South Korea officially starting the Korean War. Immediately following the attack, the UNSC (United Nations Security Council) ordered a ceasefire on June 27 and also calling for immediate backup. The UN's army first responded to South Korea. 88% of the UN troops were Americans which is why we're credited for consisting most of the South Koreans help. For the first two months of conflict, South Korea was under heavy attack from the North and almost collapsed at the Pusan Perimeter. Alas, they launched an amphibious attack at Inchon that cut off many North Korean attackers and turned the war to a more fair contest instead of a blowout. Over 14,000 civilians were confirmed dead and 36,574 confirmed dead American soldiers with 103,284 wounded soldiers. This was the first war that the UN played a major role in. This armistice signed on July 27, 1953, formally ended the war in Korea although technically the war hasn't ended because the two countries still haven't resolved any peace treaty. McDougal, Holt. //The Americans 2012 //. 1 of 1 ed. EPub: n.p., 2012. Print.

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