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Soon after WWII The Soviet Union was spreading communism into Asia. China fell to communism. This was a huge step for communism because of how latge China is. The USA wanted to stop it before it got to Korea.
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North Korea and communism stormed into South Korea wanting to make the country whole again, but South Korea and the US didn't want another country to fall to communism.
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Soviet Union and China invaded South Korea. The United Nations had an immediate ceasefire.
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The U.N. forces enter South Korea because of the Soviets and Chinese had invaded South Korea.
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The UN launched an amphibious attack on North Korea. This attack cut back many North Korean soldiers.
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Chinese intervention triggered a retreat of UN forces which continued until mid-1951.
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The USA did a good job of pushing the 38th parrallel back to where it was before. This also drove China back into their own country.
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General Douglas MacArthur was a highly skilled army officer. He wanted to drop another atomic bomb on North Korea, but he didn't have that much power.
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The war had stopped in 1953. But nothing was really settled. The 38th Parrallel was barley moved from where it was before, and Korea was still North and South.
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The Korean War was a very frustraring war for both sides. The 38th parallel barley moved from where it was originally located.
