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North Korea invaded South Korea
North Korea invaded South Korea with 135,000 men, initiating the Korean War. The decision to invade derived from Stalin's persmission to allow Kim Il-Sung to invade across the 38th-parallel, motivating Kim to initiate the first attack across the border on 4AM of 25th June 1950. -
Entering Seoul
North Korea's tanks reached the outskirts of Seoul. -
Support to South Korea
Truman committed US Naval and Air support to South Korea to combat against forces from North Korea. This marked the beginning of the US's involvement in the Korean War as the US wanted to contain the spread of communism to South Korea. -
ROK units crossed the 38th Parallel
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American units crossed the 38th Parallel
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US troops reached Pyongyang
The US troops reached the capital of North Korea, Pyongyang. Pyongyang was now in UN control. -
Completion of Hungnam Operation
The US Navy evacuated 105,000 US and Republic of Korea (ROK) forces. -
Communist forces captured Seoul
North Korea succesfully claimed the capital of South Korea. -
Peace Talks began
With neither side (North and South Korea) gaining ground, peace talks began. However, it took two years to come to an agreement as the war dragged on. -
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Operation Killer began
Operation Killer was the start of the second major counter offensive launched by United Nations forces against the People's Volunteer Army and the North Korean Army during the Korean War. -
UN forces re-claimed Seoul
Seoul was taken away from North Korea by the UN/ US/ ROK forces. -
MacArthur unilaterally issued an ultimatum to the People's Republic of China
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MacArthur dismissed from command
MarArthur's failure to obey the Commander-in-Chief, namely the President, who was then Truman, led to his dismissal from command in the Korean War. General MacArthur publicly disagreed with President Truman about whether or not to bomb China (MarArthur wanted to but Truman disagreed). -
MacArthur addressed Congress after being away from the US since 1935
In emotional speech, MarArthur declared "Old soldiers never die, they merely fade away". -
Release of 27,000 North Korean POWs
South Korea released 27,000 North Korean prisoners into the country side. The prisoners had refused repatriation in North Korea. -
North Korea and South Korea agreed to a truce
North Korea and South Korea signed an agreement to stop fighting. Korea was still divided, but the two countries agreed to create a neutral zone called the Demilitarised Zone to separate the countries.
