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"If we let Korea down, the Soviets will keep right on going and swallow up one place after another."

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"If we let Korea down, the Soviets will keep right on going and swallow up one place after another."

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View of The Korean War on The Homefront 

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View of The Korean War on The Homefront 

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The Korean War was not a popular war. Americans feared the spread of communism. The United States supported South Korea in repelling the invasion from the North. Americans wanted to be able to destroy communism from spreading.

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A TV show called M.A.S.H. took place in a feild hospital in South Korea. It is one of the biggest media representations for the Korean War in the United States.

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Why the Korean war was a major part of the Cold War.

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Why the Korean war was a major part of the Cold War.

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The Cold War was mainly a fight between Capitalism and Communisum, with the 2 superpowers, the United states, and the Soviet Union. The Korean War was a proxy war between these superpowers, thats why its considered to be a part of the Cold War.

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Korean War Veterans Memorial- Washington D.C.

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Korean War Veterans Memorial- Washington D.C.

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One-and-a-half million Americans had struggled during the conflict. Including soldiers, chaplains, nurses, clerks, and support roles. On October 28, 1986, Congress authorized the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a memorial in Washington D.C. American losses included 33,686 killed and 103,284 wounded.

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Containment in Asia was meant to keep communisim in the original countries started in, and to keep it from spreading to other countries.

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An armistice is an agreement between opposing armies to suspend hostilities and discuss peace agreements. It withdrew military forces and equipment and arranged a release of prisoners and displaced people. North and South Korea remained separated and occupied the same land before the war. Ended roughly three years of fighting.

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140,000 American military casualties,
(est) 1.5 million North Korean casualties
1,000,000 South Korean casualties
The Korean War is considered the forgotten war because it was relatively short and accomplished very little by either side other than massive amounts of casualties.

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Douglas MacArthur was put in charge of the American-led coalition of United Nation troops in which he led for the first nine months. He argued the policy of pushing in North Korea to completely defeat the communist forces. He was removed by Harry Truman on April 11, 1951.

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With the Cold War in full swing, America viewed communism as a serious threat to the American way of life. When the communist nation North Korea invaded free South Korea, America decided to back South Korea to try to stop the advance of communism through Asia.

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Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower was the American president during the end of the Korean War. Eisenhower sought to put and end to the Korean war through a combination of military victories and diplomacy.

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Kim ll-sung was the leader of North Korea and Syngman Rhee was the leader of South Korea. The Soviet Union backed the North while the United Kingdom and the United States backed the South.

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After the Surrender of Japan in WWII, Korea was split in 2 sections. North Korea, taken by the Soviet Union. Then South Korea, taken by the United States. The 2 very different governments conflicted, and then North Korea's troops crossed the DMZ and invaded South Korea.

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June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953

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Harry S. Truman and His Role in The Korean War 

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Harry S. Truman and His Role in The Korean War 

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June 27, 1950
He ordered U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid in the invasion into North Korea. He announced to the world that America would intervene in the Korean conflict. Truman suggested that the USSR was behind the Northern Korean invasion.

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The 38th Parallel was created in 1945 by the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A. The line separated Korea into communist North Korea, and the South Korean Republic.