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Northern Korean armed forces crossed the 38th parallel. This was the first military action of the cold war.
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North overruns the entire peninsula except for the Pusan perimeter. The tried but failed. South fought back until September 16 1950.
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The South pushed back all the way North.
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Ceasefire negotiations dragged on for two more years. orth Korea remained a communist dictatorship, and South Korea remained under the control of Syngman Rhee, a military strong man. Over 53,000 Americans were killed in the conflict.
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