Korea - US

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    Harry S.Truman

    US president and inventor of the Truman Doctrine
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    Cold War

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    Syngman Rhee

    Tells the citizens not to worry and that he and the government will do their best to protect them all
  • The Truman Doctrine

    The Truman Doctrine

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    Kim Il-Sung

    Marches past the 38th parallel into South-Korea, starting the Korean War
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    Korean War

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    Douglas MacArthur

    SCAP and General of the Army of the United States
  • 38th parallel breach

    38th parallel breach

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    UNO Resolutions

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    Vietnam War

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    Lyndon B. Johnson

    US president, famous for his war in Vietnam and the mistrust he put in government
  • Gulf of Tonkin incident

    Gulf of Tonkin incident

    US government claimed that Northern Vietnamese patrol boats attacked American warships in the gulf of Tonkin. As a result President Johnsen asked congress to authorize the president to take “All necessary Measures to repel armed attack” which congress approved.
  • ''Treaty of Basic Relations''

    ''Treaty of Basic Relations''

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    North-Korean Famine

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    Kim Jong-Il

    meets with South-Korea for the first time since the Korean War
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    Kim Dae-Jung

    meets with North-Korea for the first time since the Korean War
  • Korean Wave

    Korean Wave