The Korean War, 1950-53
- Korea originally divided at the end of WWII between USA and Russia along the 38th parallel
- War between South and North Korea
- Often seen as a de-facto war between USA and its western allies and China and Russia and other Communist states
- war is really back and forth
- Turning point at Inchon Landings
- Chinese felt threatened because they were getting close to their border
- Chinese send almost a million troops to support the north and they brought back the south all the way back and it looked like the north would win
- South pushed back and it ended on the 38th parallel
- United Nations led by Gen. MacCarthur (american commander)
- First war that the United Nations fought in
- War ended at the 38th parallel as it started, nothing changed
Summary
At the end of WWII, Korea divided into two parts along the 38th parallel (North and South Korea) and both were at war with each other, to be known as the Korean War. This was the first war that the United Nations had fought in and after moving the front back and forth, the Chinese sent in nearly 1 million troops to support the northern communist Korea.