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South Korea a is established. Less than a month later North Korea is established.
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North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung proposes the “liberation” of South Korea to Soviet officials.
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A massive artillery barrage on South Korea sent from North Korea signals the beginning of the korean war.
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North Korea's area control is reduced to a 5,000-square-mile rectangle centered on the critical southeastern port of Pusan. By the time the North Korean invasion force reaches the “Pusan Perimeter,” its strength has been nearly cut in half and it is almost entirely lacking in armor.