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declares a protectorate over Korea.
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Japan formally annexes Korea as a colony. Japanese investments begin to flow into the new colony, turning it into a source of industrial and agricultural wealth for Japan.
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US and USSR agree to split Korea into north and south. 38th parallel served as the dividing line between the two parts.
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Russians troops arrive, there are no Americans who have arrived yet.
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Japan ends WW2 by surrendering to allies
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Soviet forces complete their occupation of northern Korea stopping at the 38th parallel, waiting for America to complete their occupation of the south.
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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at a college graduation in Fulton, Missouri. This created the phrase we use today.
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President Harry S. Truman pledges American assistance to any nation in the world threatened by Communism, such as countries like Korea
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American forces begin to prepare to withdraw from Korea, hoping to leave the South as an independent state under the leadership of the pro-American conservative Dr. Syngman Rhee.
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Dr. Syngman Rhee wins becoming South Korea's first president.
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Whether North Koreans acted with Stalin's approval is still debated
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With the Soviet Union absent from the Security Council, the U.S. was able to win agreement from UN to support South Korea. MacArthur appointed to command UN operations
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In surprise landing behind enemy lines, US forces push North Korean army back north of the 38th parallel
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North Korean capital Pyongan is now under UN control
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With increasing opposition, UN offensive stalls and then falls apart Chinese troops force UN forces back across 38th parallel and then overtake Southern capital of Seoul
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President Truman calls a meeting with cabinet members to discuss MacArthur and his ignorant public comments
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Truman goes against the publics will and fires MacArthur despite his immense group supporters
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MacArthur declares "Old soldiers never die, they merely fade away". His supporters (69% of the population) are still angry he was fired.
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Talks drawn out until 1953 and war is settled with tthe agreement to have demilitarized zones on each side of the 38th parallel
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Eisenhower pledges to go to Korea to end the war.
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Eisenhower elected, and his campaign is largely built around his ww2 hero story, his compassion for the troops and their families, and his willingness to honourably pull America out of Korea, and prevent further mortality.
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Formal peace treaty never signed.
Over 1,000,000 Koreans and 54,000 Americans killed in conflict
thousands more die in effect of war:food, disease, war camps
