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 * In September 1949 Mao Zedong took over China making it a communist country
 * In 1945 after the Japense had surrendered the Soviet Union controlled the 38th parallel of Korea north
 * In June 1950 communist North Korean forces crossed over the 38th parallel to the noncommunist South Korea
 * The UN agreed and supplied troops to help fight the communist, most of the troops were American and General Douglas MacArthur is commander of UN troops
 * On November 25, 1950, hundreds of thousand Chinese Comminist troops came into North Korea for their support
 * In early 1951 both sides were deadlocked along the 38th parallel
 * General Douglas MacArthur wanted to blockade and bomb China but Truman refused, so MacArthur tried to gain public support and was then fired.
 * When General Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president he ended the Korean War quickly with a compromise but also said privately that he would use nuclear weapons if the dared attack again.
 * The war ended in July 1953 with almost the same border of the 38th parallel

This is a picture of North Korean prisoners getting ready to move south for interogation south of Chonui on July 1** ** 0, 1950 **
 * 3 photos

This is a little girl carrying her younger brother on June 9, 1951. The war tore apart a lot of families and created refugee camps.

This is a picture after the Inchon landing which was a brilliant plan by General MacArthur had quickly created. The Inchon landing changed the tide of the war.


 * 2 maps

This map is showing the major battles of the war and the paths they took

This map is giving you a better idea on where the South Korea began and where the truce line is better and it also shows how close the Soviet Union is to Korea.

1 quote** "In war there is no substitute for victory. There are some who, for varying reasons, would appease Red China. They are blind to history's clear lesson, for history teaches, with unmistakable emphasis, that appeasement but begets new and bloodier war." said Douglas MacArthur in his farewell speech to congress in the year 1951.

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