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North Korea invaded South Korea. North Korea leader Kin ll-Sung wanted to reunite the peninsula of Korea under communist rule.
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South Korea at the time was a colony of the U.S. On June 27th President Truman authorized U.S forces to enter the war. Led by Dougles MacArthur managed to pushed the North Koreans back in just a few short weeks.
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The first of five battles fought around the city of Seoul. In this battle North Korea captured Seoul ( the capital of South Korea)
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This was the turning point of the war. This was a victory for the United nations, this led to the recapture of South Koreas capital Seoul. North koreas forces were cut in half and they were forced to retreat back to North korea.
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Was fought between North Korea and United Nations. North Korea withdrawled from this battle.
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Filipinos led by Rodolfo Maestro launched a series of raids on Hill Eerie killing 28 Chinese Communist forces.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower took office and negotiated a cease-fire with North Korea and China.This peace agreement divided North and South Korea pretty much exactly as they were before the war.
