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Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Between the time of the atomic bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Russian troopsinvade the Japanese controlled Korea simultaneously on three fronts to the east, west and north of Manchuria: -
38th Parallel
After reaching the 38th Parallel of Korea, Russian troops stop their advance across Korea.. The Soviets have control of the North, were as the United States have control of the South -
South Korean Independance
On this day Syngman Rhee the South Korean President proclaims South Korea as the independent Republic of Korea. -
North Koean Independence
Communist North Korea, led by Kim Il Sung, proclaims itself the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. -
North Korea Invades
North Korean with permission from Russia launches a full scale invasion of the South and crosses the 38th Parallel -
United Nations Intervention
USA and other counties of the UN pledge trrops to help stop North Korea. The majority of this support is from the USA, with Presdient Harry Truman giving US Naval and Air support to the the underprepared South Korea. -
North Korea Captures Seoul
After desperate efforts to stop the North Korean advance they capture the capital of Seoul -
Invasion of Inchon
General Douglas MacArthur is in charge of an amphibious landing at the city of Inchon. From there, the United Nations troops fight back to the capital of Seoul and take it back from North Korea. -
UN Crosses the 38th Parallel
United Nation troops cross the 38th Parallel and start the invasion of North Korea -
UN forces reach the capital of North Korea.
UN troops push their way into Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The leader of North Korea Kim Il-sung pleads with the Chinese to send trops to help -
Peoples Republic of China enters the war
PRC forces attack UN forces near the Sino-Korean border offically starting China's involvement in the Korean War -
Peace Talks
With the war seemingly settling into a bloody stalemate around the 38th parallel, the United Nations decide to start peace talks with North Korea and China -
Truce
North Korea and South Korea sign an armistance to stop fighting. Korea is still divided along the 38th Parallel but the two countries agree to create a neutral zone called the Demilitarized Zone to separate the countries
