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38th Parallel
By mutual agreement at the Potsdam Conference, the United States and Soviet Union plan to occupy Korea following the defeat of Japan. Soviet troops will occupy the northern part and the United States will take the southern part -
Iron Curtin Speech
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at a college graduation in Fulton, Missouri. -
North Korea invades South Korea
North Korea launched a full scale attack on South Korea and advanced southward. -
The US comes to aid South Korea
President Truman decides to help South Korea and orders support from the air and sea forces. This also put a draft into effect. -
US fights in the war
The US fights North Korea for the fist time. Their goal was to delay their advancement, they did it for only a short time until the US retreated. -
Crossing the 38th parallel
President Harry Truman gives the okay to General MacArthur to go after North Korean troops, even if it means crossing the 38th Parallel. -
Chinese soldiers joins the fight
More than 100,000 Chinese soldiers secretly arrive in North Korea and pushed the US and UN back to North Korea. -
China joins
China officially enters the war and places men where US and UN forces are overwhelming North Korean forces. -
Operation Ripper
The operation was intended to destroy as much as possible of the Chinese communist People's Volunteer Army and North Korean military around Seoul -
Bloody Ridge
North Korean forces engage in a battle against United Nations, Philippine, Republic of Korea, and US forces in the Battle of Bloody Ridge. -
Heartbreak Ridge
South Korean, the French, American, and Philippine troops fight in a battle known as the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge against Chinese and North Korean forces. There were a combined 28,000 deaths. -
Hill Eerie
During the Battle of Hill Eerie Filipino and American soldiers fought side by side with American troops against the Chinese. -
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Battle of Pork Chop Hill
The Battle of Pork Chop Hill took place. During this battle control over Pork Chop Hill was switched many times. -
Kumsong
The last battle leading towards an agreement between all sides. The Battle of Kumsong happened during negotiations between North Korean and the United Nations. After this battle the Chinese were very weak. -
End to the war
The Korean Armistice Agreement officially ends the Korean War.
