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Korean War

By Michael O'Reilly-Birtcher

  • North invades the south

    North invades the south
    North Korea (communist) invades South Korea (Capatalist) across the 38th parallel.
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    Korean War

  • Passing the 38th

    Passing the 38th
    Truman ordered MacArthur to move beyond the 38th parallel if necessary to destroy North Korean forces.

  • Seoul

    Seoul
    The North Koreans took back the city of Seoul, the capitol of South Korea.

  • Peace Talks Begin

    Peace Talks Begin
    Cease-fire negotiations began between the North and South and these negotiations dragged out for two more years. During this time 12,000 more U.S. soldiers died during these "Peace Talks."

  • The Election

    The Election
    Republican Eisenhower defeated Democrat Stevenson to win the presidency. Eisenhower vowed "I shall go to Korea." He ran on a policy of defeating Korea and communism.

  • The Armistice

    The Armistice
    North Korea signs the Armistice with The UN and China but South Korea does not sign it. North Korea remains communist and south Korea non-communist. Along the 38th parallel is a de-militerized zone between North and South Korea to prevent further conflict. The war took the lives of over 36,000 Americans died and more then 100,000 were wounded. South Korea lost more than 1,000,000 people due to war related causes, and more than 1,800,000 North Koreans were killed or wounded.