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Strong tension between North and South Korea; The U.N trying to conjoin the two countries isn't helping the situation
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After WWII Northern Korea is supportive of the communists' after the Russians' took over, while the Southern part of Korea is a Anti Communist nation after being taken by the U.S.
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Harry Truman gives a well known speech called the Truman doctrine which is about how america will help any country under threat by communism.
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North Korea attacks South Korea; with permission from china and Russia north Korea begins their invasion.
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Harry Truman sends US soldiers to South Korea to stop the spread of communism.
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The US UN and SK are pushed back to the Nak-dong River.
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General MacArthur known to be military genius for his actions in WWII comes up with a genius plan to do a beach landing at Inchon where the enemy would least aspect, and it pays off.
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The Battle of Inchon was an amphibious invasion during the Korean War. The operation involved some 75,000 troops and 261 naval ships becoming the fifth largest amphibious landing in history.
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After the overly successful lading at Inchon UN soldiers storm the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. Many believe the war is over so many make preparations to leave.
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General MacArthur orders the United Nations forces to move to the Yalu River. MacArthur said the UN troops would be home by Christmas.
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Out of nowhere 250 thousand Chinese soldiers appear from the mountains.
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The 250 thousand Chinese troops halts the advance.
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Neither side gaining any ground, peace talks begin. It takes two years to come to an agreement.
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After General MacArthur publicly disagrees with President Truman about whether or not to launch nukes to Manchuria, MacArthur is fired. Bombing China might have led to a much bigger war.
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The U.N are in a battle with North Korean and Chinese troops in a part of South Korea known as the Punchbowl; for it is a giant valley with flat land surrounded by mountains. The U.N win the month-long battle. Over 25,000 Chinese and North Korean soldiers die.
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Eisenhower is elected president after tough battle between him and other candidate Adlai Stevenson. During his Campaign he said that he would end the Korean war.
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North Korea and South Korea sign an agreement to stop fighting. The two countries agree to create a neutral zone called the Demilitarized Zone to separate the countries.
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Representatives from the U.S and China meet in Geneva to talk about uniting Korea. However, the countries couldn't come to an agreement so Korea still sits divided.
