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Korea Divided Into Two Sides
This country split after the North side was invaded by Russia in the very few last days of WWll; and the South side was invaded by the U.S.A. (to stop Communism from spreading). That is why today North Korea is communist and South Korea is a democracy. -
U.S.A. left South Korea
U.S.A. left south Korea because nothing was happening and they wanted to get back home. Although, this was risky because Russia was still in North Korea. -
Harry Truman Promises to Fight Communism
When he does this, he will change the entire country of South Korea in 3 years. -
The Korean War Started
When North Korea tried to invade South Korea, the South Korean President, ordered to kill 100,000 people because he was worried that South Korea would have been communist. -
Ameirica Joins
America joins the Korean war. Then takes a lot of deaths and is forced back to the city of Pusan. -
Some American Troops are Defeated
Some American troops are defeated because they were out numbered by North Korean soldiers at Osan. Osan is an air base in South Korea. Luckily, they didn't send too many troops. -
The United States Won a Battle at Inchon
The U.S.A. took a fight at Inchon. They won! As North Korean troops invade the city of Inchon, the UN soldiers go to Inchon and take back the entire city from North Korea.
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America Reaches North Korean Capital
U.S.A. gets into Pyongyang, the capital, and feel very proud of themselves for what they have accomplished. -
MacArthur
MacArthur, the general leading the UN troops, tells the troops to go past the Korean border and go into China. However, they are attacked by about 210,000 Chinese army members. MacArthur promised they'd be home by Christmas, but that is now not going to happen. -
China Joins the Madness in Korea
When China joins, they suddenly push back the UN, they take almost all advantage points (including Seoul), and at the end South Korea is still as a Democracy, and North Korea still a Communist county. -
TRAPS
The North side of Korea (China and Russia) tells the UN troops that there are traps set and that they shouldn't invade. Otherwise, it will be a very violent war. -
Atomic Bomb
The U.S.A. threatens to use an Atomic Bomb against China if more communist countries enter the war. It makes sense because, of course, we'd want to win the war. -
Seoul Re-capture
Troops from North Korea re-capture Seoul, but the Chinese troops that are following are defeated by oncoming UN troops.
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Peace Speeches
Many people make peace talks/speeches but few of them impact anything. The the war will continue for a couple more years. -
MacArthur is fired
MacArthur is fired because of disagreements (about bombing China). The person taking MacArthur's place is a U.S. General named Matthew Ridgeway. -
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
America and France started a fight against North Korea and part of South Korea (because there were still some Chinese troops left).
The UN won and filtered out the Chinese from South Korea. -
Bombing
The UN bombed the capital Pyongyang for a few months. Although, these bombs were not atomic bombs. -
Korean War ENDS
Finally the Korean war ends as President Truman says he might release a Nuclear Bomb if the war doesn't end soon. That started to scare people fighting for North Korea. Therefore, on July 27, 1953, all the fighting countries signed an armistice agreement. Which ended the war. They created a zone between the sides; which is also the border to this day.
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https://www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war
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