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People's Republic of China
On October 1, 1949 Mao Zedong had proclaimed the victory of the People's Liberation Army after taking Beijing in January of 1949. -
Taiwan's role in the Chinese Revolution
After fleeing China earlier that year with 600,000 Nationalist troops, Chiang Kai-shek had fled to Taiwan, and in December of 1949 Chaing declared Taipei, Taiwan the temporary capital of the Republic of China. -
NSC-68
The National Security Council had the idea of increasing the United State's military spending to make them ready for the war that was soon to come. Truman then decided, after the attack of the North Koreans on the South Koreans, increased the number of troops to 3.5 million. -
North Korea invades South Korea
in late June, Kim Il-Sung started his troops past the 38 paralel and into South Korea. The better equiped and better trained North Koreans easily overwhelmed the South Korean forces. The South Korean forces were forced to flee back to their city of Pusan. -
The start America in the Korean War
General MacArthur launched a large military amphibious landing behind the North Korean lines. The surprise attack by the American troops inflicted heavy damage to the North Korean troops, and were pushed back to the 38th parallel. -
Repelling the North Koreans
The UN commander with the South Korean troops and the American troops pushed the North Korean forces past the 38th parallel and towards the Chinese border. -
Peace Talks
Peace talks started in KOrea discussing issues such as prisoner exchange. Talks continued randomly for the next two years, but the war continued during the this time increasing the casualty rate. -
The Skirmishes by the 38th Parallel
On New Years eve, the North Korean forces used disorientation techniques to discubobulate the troops in the South Korean capital of Seoul by January 4th, for the second time. -
End of the Korean War
The armistice between North and South Korea was signed, preventing further military contact between the two nations, but did not end the war between them. all nations supporting one of the two nations withdrew, ending the war for all other nations.
