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It was the invasion of North Korea into South Korea and ended with the capture of the capital by North Korea. http://www.ahctv.com/battles-history/videos/edge-of-war-north-korea-takes-seoul/
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After North Korea's invasion, Rhee ordered his military to eliminate the threat against his regime. During this event called the Summer of Terror more than 100,000 people were executed.
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Truman sends troops Korea because he and other countries want communism to stop spreading to South Korea.
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The talk of peace begins because neither side is gaining ground but it takes two years to come to an agreement.
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General Douglas MacArthur disagrees publicly with President Truman against his decision of bombing China. Truman believed bombing China would have led to a much bigger war.
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It was an attempt by UN forces to capture a group of hills they believed were being used as observation posts to call fire on a UN supply road.
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Old Baldy was a hill in Yeoncheon, South Korea, that was significant because it dominated the terrain in three directions. America eventually took the hill from the Chinese on June 6th, 1953. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/13788
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Washington decides to authorize the bombing of Korean power plants along the Yalu River.
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Dwight Eisenhower defeated Illinois Senator Adlai Stevenson with his promise to end the Korean War.
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Enlai asked Burma to avoid trading and cooperation with the U.S.
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This was a series of related battles that were fought while the U.S. negotiated with the Chinese and Koreans.
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The two countries agree to stop fighting even though they are still separated. They create the Demilitarized Zone, a neutral zone, to keep the separation between them.
