Korean War
What is the Korean War? |
The Korean War mainly fought by North and South Korea with the allies of China for the North and America for the South. America fought with the South because they were afraid communistic China and North Korea were going to take over South Korea an then Japan. The war started on 25 June 1950 when North Korea attacked the South at the 38th parallel. Over the course of a few years, they went back and forth from the 38th parallel but in the end, there was barely any gain or loss of land. The war ended on July 1953 with over five million casualties. The most casualties were from the Koreans, who accounted for four million of them. Even thought the fighting did stop, there has been no official end to the war, merely a cease fire. Both North Korea and South Korea still protect the 38th parallel with millions of unexploded land mines along 1.2 million miles of land.
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The Koreans and the Allies |
North KoreaNorth Korea allied with China during the Korean War. The two leaders, Mao Zedong for China and Kim Il-Sung for North Korea. Both were communistic states after the Mao Revolution. By the end of the war, about 406,000 military personnel and 600,000 citizens from North Korea died as well as 600,000 military personnel from China.
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South KoreaSouth Korea allied with America during the Korean War. The two leaders, President Harry Truman/Eisenhower for America and Syngman Rhee for South Korea. Both were anti-communist states with the Red Scare in America and all. By the end of the war, about 217,000 military personnel and 1,000,000 citizens from South Korea died as well as 54,246 military personnel from America.
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Pictures from the Korean War |
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Timeline |
In the course of the three years that the Korean war went on, many battles happened regardless of no change in boarders.
See a timeline below. |