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Japanese occupation of Korea
Japanese has occupation over Korea -
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Chinese Winter Offensive
Chinese forces launched the first large counter offensive on mutiple fronts. This was one of the first encounters between the National Revolutionary Amry and Imperial Japanese Army while the Japanese war was going on. -
World War II ends
Finally with the Allied victory the war has come to an end -
Korea is divided at the 38th parallel
After the Allied victory of WWII the soviets wanted to move into North Korea which the US feared that the spread of communism would be in Korean future. With the Soviets occupying the northern part the US wanted to create a zone for and thus they drew the line which now separates Korea into northern and southern parts -
Korean War begins/North Korean troops attack South Korea
South Korea was attacled by North Korea and the Korean war begins -
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Battle of Pusan Perimeter
Battle between the United Nations and Korean forces -
Battle in Inchon/General MacArthur's Landing
An eye-opening amphibious landing of the United Nations made in Inchon Korea which in turn resulted in a victory for the US -
China enters the Korean war
Chinese forces crossed over Yalu and entered the war -
Present Eisenhower visits Korea
Eisenhower visits Korea and fulfills his campaign pledge by seeing what he can do to stop the Korean War. He then returned to the U.S. within a couple of days. -
Korean War is Over
The Korean War is finally over. -
Cease-fire is signed
A peace treaty signed to stop the war. An agreement that was made to stop fighting during the Vietnam War.
