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Japanese occupation of Korea begins
This is a picture of soldiers preparing to fight while others are watching over prisoners. -
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Japanese of occupation of Korea begins
This began in the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876 where government, military, and business officials sought to integrate Korea both politically and economically into the Empire of Japan. Japan ruled until 1945 whereby the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea did not allow it on certain terms. -
WWII ends
World War II ended when Japan had formally surrendered after there had to be two atomic bombs dropped on Japan. -
Korean War begins/North Korean troops attack South Korea
Armed forces from North Korea march into South Korea, starting off the Korean War. The United States, because of the UN, quickly sprang to the defense of South Korea and fought a bloody and long lasting war for the next three years. -
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
The UN was left with their final defenses to fight the oncoming North Koreans and they were pushed back to the Pusan Perimeter. The North Koreans fought with with all their might but were defeated by the UN after 6 weeks. -
Battle in Inchon/General MacArthur’s Ambitious Landing
UN General MacArthur led a strike on Inchon to catch the North Koreans off guard and cut off their supply lines. -
UN/South Korean troops cross the border into North Korea
The Joint Chief told General MacArthur to cross over into North Korea so they could destroy their military forces. After Kim Il Sung rejected a letter to let the UN prisoners of war go free, the UN crossed the border and entered into North Korea. -
China enters the Korean War
The Chinese fought alongside the North Koreans and used there four armies to take back the land the land the UN had taken over. They launched multiple attacks against the UN. -
"Chinese Winter Offensive"
The Japanese had launched a large scale offensive attack against the UN, and they were able to push the UN back. It was a surprise to their military command and forces that they were able to pull this off. -
President Eisenhower visits Korea, fulfilling his campaign promise
Eisenhower was elected after promising voters that he would travel to Korea and so, Eisenhower travels to Korea to try and find a way to end this pain staking war. When he returned he came up with a get-tough policy against the communists in Korea. -
Cease-fire is signed
The cease-fire was designed to insure a complete lack of hostilities and of all acts of armed force in Korea until a final peaceful settlement is achieve. There has still not been a final peace treaty. There was also an agreement that the prisoners of war were to be returned. -
Korean War is officially over
When the cease-agreement was signed it ended the bloody and awful three year Korean War. It also ended America’s first experiment with the Cold War concept of “limited war.” -
Korea is divided at the 38th parallel by the United States and the Soviet Union
After World War II Korea was divided and the United States controlled the south side, while the Soviets were to the north where they spread communism. It is 148 miles away from the west coast of Korea.
