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n the last days of World War II, Russian troops begin moving into northern Korea
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American forces begin to prepare to withdraw from Korea, hoping to leave the South as an independent state under the leadership of the pro-American conservative Dr. Syngman Rhee.
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North Korea crosses the 38th Parallel and invades democratic South Korea
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Truman commits US Naval and Air support to South Korea
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North Korea invades and successfully captures the South Korean capital of Seoul
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Worried of the fighting so nlose to the Chinese border, Chinese Leader Mao Zedong sides with North Korea and enters the war
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MacArthur unilaterally issues an ultimatum to the People's Republic of China.
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President Truman won't allow General MacArthur to split the Korean War into two new fronts, and when MacArthur writes a letter criticizing the president, Truman fires him for insubordination
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Both sides launch a series of offensives aimed at breaking through the increasingly entrenched lines of battle, but neither can make much headway.
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The Korean War ends, leaving North and South Korea separated in the same place as they were before the war, divided by the 38th Parallel
