The Korean War
Published on Nov 29, 2015
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THE KOREAN WAR
KATE SWEENEY
NORTH KOREA WAS A COMMUNIST NATION.
SOUTH KOREA WAS A DEMOCRACY.
ON JUNE 25, 1950, KIM IL-SUNG'S ARMY
INVADED SOUTH KOREA, PUSHING THE GOVERNMENT SOUTH.
THE U.S.A. SENT TROOPS TO AID SOUTH KOREA.
CHINA SENT AID TO NORTH KOREA.
THE SOVIET UNION WAS NOT OFFICIALLY
A PART OF THE KOREAN WAR
HOWEVER, THEY SENT AID
IN THE FORM OF AIRCRAFT, COVERTLY.
AT FIRST, WE SAID WE WERE ONLY DEFENDING SOUTH KOREA.
AFTER THE FIRST SUMMER, WE WERE FIGHTING TO 'LIBERATE NORTH KOREA.'
BEFORE MUCH CHINESE AID, GENERAL GEORGE MACARTHUR
WON THE BATTLE OF INCHON AND RETOOK SOUTH KOREA.
HE PUSHED NORTH KOREA ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BORDER.
THIS PROMPTED CHINESE AID FOR NORTH KOREA.
MACARTHUR WAS REPLACED BY MATTHEW RIDGEWAY.
HE DREW BACK TO THE BORDER.
THEY STAYED THERE FOR THE REST OF THE WAR.
PRESIDENT DWIGHT EISENHOWER AGREED TO END THE WAR.
ON JULY 17, 1953, A TREATY ENDED THE WAR.
THERE WAS LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT TWO MILES OF BUFFER BETWEEN THEM.
NORTH KOREA WAS STILL COMMUNIST AND GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED.
SOUTH KOREA WAS STILL DEMOCRATIC AND MORE FREE.
ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THE KOREAN WAR IS IMPORTANT
TO THE COLD WAR IS BECAUSE IT CAME FIRST.
IT WAS THE FIRST ARMED CONFLICT IN THE COLD WAR.
IT WAS WHEN HOSTILITY TURNED TO VIOLENCE.
ONLY AROUND 40,000 U.S. SOLDIERS DIED.
BUT AROUND 2 MILLION CIVILIANS.
IT HAS BEEN CALLED THE FORGOTTEN WAR.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT SHOULD BE.
