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The Korean War

By ee_averin

  • The Korean War.

    Click on this website for more detailed info: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War) The Korean War is often called The Forgotten War. It began when communist North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950. When the war ended in 1953, Korea was still divided and it remains that way today.

  • Korea is divided into two countries.

    After World War II, Korea is divided into communist North Korea and anti-communist South Korea.
    Russia controls North Korea and the U.S. controls South Korea.

  • Harry Truman promises to fight Communism.

    President Harry Truman says that that the U.S. will help any country that is threatened by communism. The speech is called the Truman Doctrine.

  • North Korea invades South Korea.

    North Korea invades South Korea. South Korea does not have a strong enough army to stop it.

  • The United States joins the Korean War.

    President Harry Truman sends U.S. troops to Korea. The U.S. and other countries in the United Nations join the war because they want to stop communism from spreading to South Korea.

  • China joins the Korean War.

    China joins the war to fight on the side of North Korea. China's army, pushes the U.S. and South Korean troops back across the 38th parallel.

  • United States troops reach the capital of North Korea.

    U.S. troops push their way into Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. People believe that the war will be over soon.

  • Peace talks begin.

    With neither side gaining ground, peace talks begin. However, it takes two years to come to an agreement as the war drags on.

  • General Douglas MacArthur is fired.

    After General MacArthur publicly disagrees with President Truman about bombing or not China, MacArthur is fired. Truman believed that bombing China would have led to a much bigger war.

  • Dwight Eisenhower is elected president.

    General Dwight Eisenhower defeats Illinois Senator Adlai Stevenson to become president of the United States.

  • North Korea and South Korea agree to a truce.

    North Korea and South Korea sign an agreement to stop fighting. Korea is still divided, but the two countries agree to create a neutral zone called the Demilitarized Zone to separate the countries.