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Nuclear Weapons
President Truman decided to drop two nuclear bombs on Japan effectively ending WWII. As a result, Korea was split into two sections the north and the south. This lead to hostile conditions along the splitting point of Korea. -
Central Intelligence Agency
Reports written by the CIA regarding communist threats in Korea. Secret agents were put behind enemy lines to gain information as well as to spread democracy. -
Syngman Rhee
He was South Koreas first president, leading them throughout the Korean war. He was educated in America and was very anti communist, he led with authoritarian control of his country. -
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War Crimes
Many captured many American soldiers and were forced to do rigorous work for their crimes in war. -
Bodo League Massacre
Military police and U.N members were ordered to arrest and execute suspected communist in South Korea. Historians estimate that 200,000 South Koreans were executed by this police force. -
United Nations
After North Koreas surprise attack to start the Korean War, the U.N decided to ask it's members to send military help to the South Koreans to fight off the north Korean advances. -
Aerial warfare
North korea had been given a lot of military units including airplanes from the Soviet Union. During the war the North Koreans controlled the air by force be a use of their superior planes. -
American Prisoners of War
After the war finished Americans soldiers that had survived behind the North Korean side were taken as prisoners. These POW were forced to participate in death marches, massacre, and work I prisoner camps. -
Operation Glory
Armistice agreement called for an exchange of deceased military personnel from both sides.