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Korean Peninsula

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  • U.N. Resolution to remove troops from Korea after national elections.

    U.N. Resolution to remove troops from Korea after national elections.

  • North Korean People's Army (NK) officially activated

    North Korean People's Army (NK) officially activated

  • President Truman orders withdrawal of US troops from Korea

    President Truman orders withdrawal of US troops from Korea

  • The Republic of Korea was proclaimed. Syngman Rhee was elected first president

    The Republic of Korea was proclaimed. Syngman Rhee was elected first president

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea claims jurisdiction over all Korea

    Democratic People's Republic of Korea claims jurisdiction over all Korea

  • Last US troops leave South Korea. Korean Military Advisory Group formed

    Last US troops leave South Korea. Korean Military Advisory Group formed

  • NK invades Republic of South Korea without warning

    NK invades Republic of South Korea without warning

    Korean War - BBC 20th century history file The UN Security Council demands NK stop its attack and return to its borders
  • President Truman commits US Troops to enforce UN demand

    President Truman commits US Troops to enforce UN demand

  • United Nations Command created, under General Douglas MacArthur

    United Nations Command created, under General Douglas MacArthur

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    Pusan Perimeter

    US and ROK troops fall further back, but establish a 'Pusan Perimeter' defense line anchored in the west along the Naktong river.
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    UN breaks the Pusan Perimeter cordon

  • General MacArthur and ROK President Syngman Rhee enter Seoul

    General MacArthur and ROK President Syngman Rhee enter Seoul

  • NK capitol Pyongyang falls

    NK capitol Pyongyang falls

  • MacArthur intensifies bombing of communications routes to the Yalu

    MacArthur intensifies bombing of communications routes to the Yalu

  • President Truman threatens use of atomic bomb against CCF

    President Truman threatens use of atomic bomb against CCF

  • UN passes a Cease Fire resolution

    UN passes a Cease Fire resolution

  • UN resolution to end the Korean War

    UN resolution to end the Korean War

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    May Massacre

  • General Clark orders bombing of NK power plants

    General Clark orders bombing of NK power plants

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    Battle of Bloody Ridge

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    Battle for Heartbreak Ridge

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    Operation Showdown

  • Communist hold "1952 Olympics" at Camp 5, Pyuktong

    Communist hold "1952 Olympics" at Camp 5, Pyuktong

  • Ceasefire

    Ceasefire

  • Communist attack drives back South Korea

  • Cease-fire signed

    Cease-fire signed

  • The First Inter-Korean Summit

    The First Inter-Korean Summit

    North and South Korea participated in two inter-Korean summits over the past decade as part of an effort to establish formal communication between the two nations, which had quarreled for decades over the end of the Korean War.
  • North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

    North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

    Challenges to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treat
  • The Cheonan split

    The Cheonan split

    South Korean president honours the victims of the Cheonan disasterAn investigation team reported that the explosion was caused by a torpedo from a North Korean submarine. As a result, South Korea banned its ships from Seoul and suspended all trade with North Korea.

  • North and South Korean troops fired at each other from across the border.

  • Second Battle of Yeonpyeong

    Second Battle of Yeonpyeong

    Thirteen North Korean and four South Korean sailors were killed during the attacks. The boundary dispute remains unresolved.