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It happened soon after the Soviet take-over of eastern Europe/ America pumped 2 billion dollars in aid into China lagerly to support the Nationalists, but suddenly a massive new Communist state had appeared on the map.
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By September 1950 all except a small corner of south-east Korea was under Communist control.
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United Nations forces stormed ashore at Inchon. At the same time, other UN forces and South Korean troops advanced from Pusan. Despite warnings from China's leader, Mao Tse-tung, that pressing on would mean China's joining the war, the UN approved a plan to advance into North Korea.
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By October, US forces had reached the Yalu river and the border with China. The nature of the war had now changed. America wanted to remove Communism from Korea entirely.
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In March 1951 MacArthur balatantly ignored the UN instruction and openly threatened an attack on China.
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In April Truman removed MacArthur from his position as commander and brought him back home. He rejected MacArthur's aggressive policy towards Communism.
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Stalin's death made the Chinese and North Korea less confident.
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An armistice was finally signed.
