War+in+Korea




 * It's known as "The Forgotten War", but all Americans should learn about it and remember it ... and that's where you can help. Your task is to create a single page with everything important that Americans should know about the Korean War. Your page should include basic information about the causes of the war, the MAJOR events during the war, and (most importantly) the overall impact of the war. You should also include a section with a few images, maps, and possibly an embedded video. Excellent quotes never hurt as well! **

CAUSES When the Japanese surrendered, the USSR controlled North Korea and the United States controlled South Korea. The northern part of Korea became communist and the southern part democratic. North Korea wanted to unite the peninsula and invaded South Korea.

MAJOR EVENTS *North Korea invades South Korea and pushes troops to the way south. *United States sends in UN troops and they go around and attack the North Koreans from the other side. *United States and South Korea push North Korea to the far north out of the peninsula. *China comes in and pushes back until both sides are where they started. *The two sides fight for two and a half years. *Armistice declared and tensions continue.

IMPACT AND IMPORTANCE The Korean war was the first large military conflict of the cold war. There were a lot of deaths and the war was economically costly. The two sides never declared peace so American troops still remain in Korea.

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OTHER COOL STUFF *Official peace still not declared *After the war nothing really changed; both sides ended near the same border as the beginning.