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Korea had been ruled by Japan
At the Second World War 2 the northern half was liberated by Soviet troops and the southern half by Americas. -
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The Korean War
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The hostility between North Korea and South Korea spilled over into open warfare
There was bitter hostility between the North's Communist leader, Kim Il Sung, and Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea. -
North Korean troops overwhelmed the South'S force
By September 1950, after this war, North Korean troops overwhelmed the South's forces and all except corner of South-east Korea was under Communist control. -
United Nations forces stormed ashore at Inchon
At the same time, other UN forces and South Korean troops advanced from Pusan. -
The United Nations forces were pushed back into South Korea
Late in 1950, 200000 Chinese troops joined the North Koreans who were thought by their leader to hate the Americans and had modern tanks and planes supplied by the Soviet Union. -
The US forces had reached the Yalu river and the border with China
It was clear that MacArthur and Truman were striving for a bigger price to remove Communist from Korea entirely. -
Peace talks between North and South Korea began
Even though peace talks started, bitter fighting continued until 1952 when Truman was replaced by President Eisenhower who wants to end the war. -
An armistice was finally signed
After Staline had died in 1953, the Chinese and North Korean begun to have less confident that before which leads an armistice.
