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The Start of the Korean War
Korean War Overview The Korean War began with the North Koreans barging into the South Korean barrier with their experienced military tactics from the Chinese Civil War -
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Americans enter the Korean War
After realizing the situation, the Americans decided to enter the war because they wanted to keep the Soviets from overtaking it. They assumed that the Soviets were the ones who started the war. -
UN gets asked into the Korean War
The American delegate specifically asked for help and the UN accepted later on. -
North Koreans capture capital city
They took over Seoul and made the South retreat down Korea even further. -
General MacArthur enters the war
In September, MacArthur's soldiers and marines made a successful landing at Incheon. The landing outflanked the North Koreans, the soldiers recaptured Seoul , and forced them to retreat northward in disarray. -
Syngman Rhee reconquers Seoul
He reconquers the capital city by ceremonially government means (political ways). -
China gets involved in Korean War
They decide to barge into Korea for the sake of protecting their own country. The Americans and South Koreans were shocked over this event. -
US vs. China
They fought for the first time in Unsan -
Chinese Forces poured into North Korea
There was a retreat of the UN from the 200,000 Chinese who joined the 150,000 North Koreans -
Truman admits he's using bomb
He wanted to make a bomb because the Soviets were having them too and he wanted to use it to overturn the Korean War -
Operation Killer
The event allowed control on land and air. The UN troops were able to re-cross the 38th parallel. The rest were able to come close. -
Operation Ripper
The event allowed control on land and air. The UN troops were able to re-cross the 38th parallel. The rest were able to come close. -
South Koreans retake Seoul
With US/UN/ etc. -
MacArthur leaves the war
He is replaced by General Matthew Ridgway. -
UN Forces demand Boycott in China
UN nations start military goods boycott of the People Republic of China. -
Peace Talks
Talks about how to stop the war at Kaesong. -
Truman leaves office
He decides to give it up to Eisenhower. -
Eisenhower won presidential election
He won by saying that he will go to Korea and save them -
Stalin's death
May have led the Soviets into chaos. -
War ends with Treaty
End of Korean War slideshow Peace Treaty signed at Panmunjom. 38th parallel reset as boundary between communist North and anti-communist South. Cold War tensions continue unabated. Gen. Mark W. Clark says he has "the unenviable distinction of being the first US Army commander to sign an armistice without victory."
