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North Korea crosses the 38th Parallel, invading South Korea.
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With permission from Russia, North Korea invades South Korea and continues on to the capital of Seoul. South Korea does not have a strong enough army to stop it.
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North Korea's tanks reach the outskirts of Seoul
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Truman commits US Naval and Air support to South Korea
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President Truman authorizes General MacArthur to order his forces to pursue the retreating North Koreans across the 38th parallel, into North Korean territory. This decision marks a fundamental enlargement in American war arms, now expanded from merely rescuing South Korea to rolling back the Communist regime in North Korea. Truman's orders direct MacArthur to keep pushing northward as long as he does not encounter Soviet or Chinese opposition and he remains confident of victory.
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Chinese leader, Mao Zedong, orders hundreds of Chinese soilders into battle in Korea.The massive Chinese invention into the Korean War catches the American military off guard, leading to crushing defeats
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In the first half of 1951, the war in Korea begins to settle into stalemate
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Within neither side gaining ground, peace talks begin. However, it takes two years to come to an agreements as the war drags on.
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North Korea and South Korera signed an agreement to stop fighting. Korea is still divided, but the two countries agreed to create a neutral zone called the Demilitarized Zone.
