Korean War Timeline

By enigkrobert

  • Japenese occupation of Korea begins.

    Japan brought to a close the Joseon period and Korea officially became an integral part of Japan.

  • World War 2 ends

    The end of WWII marked the biggest war known to man to this day.

  • Korea is divided at the 38th parallel by the United States and Soviet Union

    The division of Korea into South Korea and North Korea was the result of the 1945 Allied victory in World War II, ending the Empire of Japan's 35-year colonial rule of Korea by General Order No. 1. The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to temporarily occupy the country as a trusteeship with the zone of control along the 38th parallel.

  • Korean War begins/North Korean troops attack South Korea

    This was the entire reason that the war started.

  • Battle of Pusan Perimeter

    The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a large-scale battle between United Nations and North Korean forces lasting from August 4 to September 18, 1950. It was one of the first major engagements of the Korean War.

  • Battle in Inchon/General MacArthur's Amphibious landing

    The Battle of Inchon was an amphibious invasion and battle of the Korean War that resulted in a decisive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations.

  • UN/South Korea troops cross the border into North Korea

    This marked the war starting to pick up and death tolls began to increase.

  • China enters the Korean War

    China entered the war because they wanted to spread communism over the world.

  • "Chinese Winter Offensive"

    The Korean War is a War in which UN Security force could not win. Before the battle in Chosin started, everyone had believed the American army could win and the War would end soon.The American army had been winning and obviously had an advantage in their Airpower and other strategic tools with new technologies. However, they had a huge difficulty in fighting in Chosin where the temparature becomes even 45 below zero in winter.

  • Cease-fire is signed

    The war finally ended and South Korea came out on top with Capitalism.

  • President Eisenhower visits Korea, fulfilling his campaign promise.

    President Eisenhower went to Korea and gave his speech and then left.

  • Korean War is officially over

    Everything was said and done and the war was over.