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The Japanese ruled Korea as a colony with strong military force.
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The United States and Soviet Union decided to divided Korea at the Potsdam Conferance during WWII.
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World War II finally ends with the Japanese surrendering after the US dropped two atomic bombs.
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The Korean War begins with North Korea crossing the 38th parallel into South Korea with 135,000 men.
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The US army withdrew back to Pusan, South Korea and successfully defended it.
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General MacArthur planned to liberate Seoul and crush North Korea at this battle.
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The UN/ South Korea' s 8th army attacks and seizes North Korea' s capital, Pyongyang.
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China joins North Korea and helps to push back the UN to South Korea.
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The Chinese planned out a three Phrase attack on the UN causing the UN to retreat.
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President Eisenhower fulfills his campaign promise by visiting Korea and sought to end the war.
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The cease-fire was signed by North Korea, China, and United States led UN to end fighting in the Korean War.
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The Korean war is finally over with over 54,000 US deaths and well over 1,000,000 North Korean and Chinnese deaths.
