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Under the leadership of Mao Zedong the People's Republic was proclaimed in China.
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North Korea invades south Korea. Crossed 38th Parallel. Beginning of war
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North Korean troops began to invade South Korea which whom attempted to unify Korea and set up a communist regime for the entire nation.
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United States and the United Nations scrambled to contain North Korea's army and needed to assemble forces to defeat it. This was seen as a challenge from the communist world.
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After seven months of fighting the North Koreans and the Chinese captured Seoul capital and largest city of South Korea.
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President Truman charged MacArthur with insubordination after he tried to raise public support for bombing China. Truman did not like this because all the United States were instructed to do by the U.N. was push back North Korea and regain South Korea’s territory.
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Talks begin between the United States and United Nations about North Korea and how to end the war.
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Agreements were finally reached during the first term of Dwight Eisenhower Truman successer.
