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World War Two ends and Korean war starts.
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Northern Korean armed forces crossed the 38th parallel
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Douglas MacArthur of the U.S had an uphill battle to fight, as the North had overrun the entire peninsula with the exception of the small PUSAN PERIMETER in the South
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MacArthur ordered an amphibious assault at Inchon on the western side of the peninsula
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An armistice was signed at PANMUNJOM (stalemate), after two years of ceasefire negotiations.