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Japanese rule
Japanese stay in power in the Korean Peninsula until the end of WWII -
38th parallel
The border between N and S Korea -
non-free elections
These elections were seriously rigged -
Communist North
Kim Ill Sung is elected for the communist north side -
Mao Zedong becomes communist leader of China
Mao Zedong was just as evil and he will eventually be apart of the Korean war -
North Korean Invasion
The north's army was bigger and stronger than the south's -
Inchou
Douglas MacArthur played a big part in this -
PyongYoug captured
This North Korean city was captured by South Korea. They captured it by using bombs. They had the help from the United States. -
Chinese 1st phase
A bridgehead building operation with limited offensives against only the South Korean forces while avoiding contacts with the US forces -
MacArthur dismissed by Truman
MacArthur is dismissed because he starts getting careless with his actions in the army. -
Seoul falls again
Seoul, a South Korean city is air raided. -
Seoul recaptured
The city is recaptured after already falling once. -
Armistice
North and South Korea sign an armistice to agree to end fighting, although both sides will continue to disagree for years and years to come