Korean War By Coltin 1945 Korea divided between north and south 1949 Soviets & Americans withdraw military Jun 24, 1950 North Korea invades South Korea Jun 27, 1950 Truman orders air and naval and calls for UN intervention Sep 15, 1950 U.S. troops invades at Inchon Oct 19, 1950 Pyongyang falls to UN forces Nov 4, 1950 Chinese divisions enter fighting 1951 Negotiations begin at Panmunjom Apr 11, 1951 Truman relieves MacArthur of command 1952 Korea becomes campaign issue in 1952 presidential election 1953 Armistice formally re-established the division of Korea
