Korean war

Korean War Timeline

  • 38th parallel

    38th parallel

    A battlefield stalemate near the 38th parallel leads to peace talks.
  • Truman

    Truman

    Truman commits US forces to ''police station'' in Korea.
  • General MacArthur

    General MacArthur

    General MacArthur's leads U.N. forces in successful surprise attack
    at Inchon, penetrating deep into North Korea
  • China attacks

    China attacks

    Chinese troops swarm into North Korea and attack U.N. forces.
  • Forces

    Forces

    Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
  • General MacArthur

    General MacArthur

    General MacArthur's pubblic dissaproval of Truman's "limited war" resulsts in him being fired fr insubordination.
  • Month of July

    Month of July

    Fighting ends when cease-fire (amistice) takes affect
  • 38th parallel

    38th parallel

    North Korean army crosses 38th parallel to attack South Korea