Korean War

  • North Korea Invades South Korea

    North Korea Invades South Korea
    North and South Korean were involved. Eventually the United States became involved. The day the North invaded was June 25th 1950. North Korea wanted to take all of South Korea in 3 weeks before American intervention.
  • Battle at Osan

    Battle at Osan
    The battle of Osan began July 4th 1950. It was between the United States and North Korea. It was the first engagement between the 2.
  • U.S. announces their goal of a unified, anti communist Korea

    U.S. announces their goal of a unified, anti communist Korea
    The people involved in this was the president of the United States, Harry Truman. The day this happened was August 17th 1950. They did this because that was what they hoped to accomplish.
  • China Enters The Korean War

    China Enters The Korean War
    China was involved in this. The day they entered the Korean War was Novemeber 1st 1950. They entered to help North Korea take over South Korea
  • Truman fires MacArthur

    Truman fires MacArthur
    This involved Harry Truman and General MacArthur. MacArthur was the leader of the U.S. troops and Truman was the president. The on April 9th 1951 Truman removed MacArhtur from his duties.
  • Peace talks begin at Kaesong

    Peace talks begin at Kaesong
    The people involved in this were North Korea and China. They began talking about having peace. These talks started July 8th 1951.
  • Washington authorizes bombing Korean power plants on the Yalu river

    Washington authorizes bombing Korean power plants on the Yalu river
    The United States was involved in this. They had authorized bombings on Korean power platns on the Yalu River. This all happened in the month of June of 1952
  • U.S. air-attack on Pyongyang

    U.S. air-attack on Pyongyang
    The United States and North Korea were involved in this. The U.S. attacked air bases in North Korea. This happend July 11th 1952.
  • Dwight Eisenhower is elected President

    Dwight Eisenhower is elected President
    The United States was involved in this. Harry Truman's term was up and he decided not to run for a second one so there would be a new president. The president elected was Dwight Eisenhower. He was elected November 4th 1952
  • Peace Treaty is signed

    Peace Treaty is signed
    Everyone involved in the war was involved in this. The war was finally over, the Peace Treaty was signed. This happened July 27th 1953