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Surprise attack on South Korea
At dawn on 25th June 1950, the North Koreans launched a surprise attack on South Korea. Three days later, communist forces captured the South Korean capital, Seoul. -
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Korean War
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Landing of U.s troops
On 15th September, 1950, Douglas MacArthur landed American and South Korean marines at Inchon, 200 miles behind the North Korean lines. -
Chineee Troops Enter The War.
on 31 December, half a million more Chinese troops entered the war and attacked the Americans. -
MacArthur being Fired
In April 1951, Harry S. Truman removed MacArthur from his command of the United Nations forces in Korea. McCarthy now called for Truman to be impeached and suggested that the president was drunk when he made the decision to fire MacArthur: -
Invasion of Seoul for the 2nd time
North Korean forces to take Seoul for a second time in January 1951. U.N. troops eventually managed to halt the invasion sixty miles south of the 38th parallel. -
United Nations Peace Talks
Once in control of South Korea, representatives of the United Nations began peace talks with the North Korean government on 8th July 1951. -
Armistice agreement
An armistice agreement, maintaining the divided Korea, was signed at Panmunjom on 27th July 1953. Over 25,600 American troops were killed during the war and other U.N. contingents lost 17,000 men. It is estimated that including civilians, the Korean War cost the lives of around 4 million people.
