thekoreanwar



The Korean War

The Korean War was a war when North Korea, whom where communists, invaded South Korea, crossing over the 38th Parallel that divided the two countries. North Korea was attempting to take over Southern to turn them communist too. As they were powered by communist China, the US soon invaded because of their signed pact with each other. As the US swept in, they attempted to push North Korea back into their area. General Douglas MacArthur headed the invasions, but did not respect President Truman's orders and tried to push the North Korean's out into China. Because of this, Truman fired MacArthur and troops were pulled out. Today, Korea is a democratic nation.

Resources:

America: Pathways tot eh Present pg. 654 to 656 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Korean_War#Chinese_intervention

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