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Japan annexes Korea.
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Japan annexed Korea in 1910 and U.S. troops then liberated Korea when World War II ended.
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Russian troops invaded Korea from the north and stopped at the 38th Parallel. After Japan's surrender American troops occupy the south.
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Japan surrenders unconditionally, after the bombong of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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135,000 North Korean troops cross over the 38th Parallel into South Korea, and easily push back the South Korean Army.
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Although a cease-fire was signed, an official peace treaty was never signed. This means that the Korean War is not over yet.
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The U.S. 8th Army defends the port of Pusan against North Korean attacks.
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X Corps lands behind enemy lines at Inchon, which leads to the liberation of South Korea.
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UN and South Korean troops push back the North Korean troops and follow them back into North Korea.
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As the UN troops neared the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and China, Chinese troops attack and drive back the UN troops.
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President Eisenhower promised to visit Korea to see how to end the war if he was elected as president. After he was elected, he visited Korea.
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The armistice signed between North Korea, China, South Korea, and the UN created a DMZ along the 38th Parallel, and ended the fighting.
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A peace treaty was never signed, so the Korean War is not over.
