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South Korean military executed more than 100,000 North Koreans in response to the invasion
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North Korean soldiers capture the South Korean capital city of Seoul.
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American troops expected easy victory in Osan, but were no match for North Korean Army
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General MacArthur leads invasion of Inchon. From there, troops take back Seoul from North Korea.
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China joins North Korea to fight against South Korea and US
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The US First Cavalry Division enters the North Korean Capitol, Pyongyang
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General MacArthur ordered UN soldiers to move to border between China and North Korea, where they were met by 180,000 Chinese soldiers
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General Douglas MacArthur is fired after a disagreement with president Truman on whether or not the US should bomb China.
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JFK was pro-Vietnam and tripled the amount of funding to South Vietnam. he did NOT want to withdraw from the war.
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He promised a swift end to the Vietnam war. However, he slowly increased the number of troops over the course of his term.
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Vietcong launched several aggressive attacks in south Vietnam
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President that came up with the idea of "Vietnamization." Used to withdraw troops from Vietnam. Nixon expanded the war into Laos and Cambodia.
