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Korea was divided up into North and South after WWII. North Korea was communist and South Korea was anti-communist. The Soviet Union controlled North Korea and the United States controlled South Korea.
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The Soviet Union was soon to take responsibility for accepting the surrender of Japanese troops in North Korea, and the United States would very soon receive surrender from South Korea.
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Kim II Sung was elected in North Korea. Syngman Rhee was elected in South Korea.
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Because of the UN agreement, the Soviet Union and the United States took back their military troops from North and South Korea. Many left, but there were still a few on the peninsula.
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When nearly 75,000 North Korean soilders marched from North Korea into South, this marked the beginning of the Korean War and Cold War.
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After hostilities threatened everyone in Korea (North and South), Truman moved troops to Korea (North and South). The UN regained lost land in South Korea.
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Ignoring the warnings given by the Chinese leaders, UN forces moved North of the 38th parallel.
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In March 1951, General MacArthur sent a letter to Joseph Martin who supported the idea of an all-out war on China. Truman ended up firing General MacArthur.
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President Truman started peace talks at Panmunjom.
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This agreement was signed after three years of heroic fighting and negotiations.