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After World War Two ended, Allies went to Korea to disarm Japanese troops there. They divided Korea at the 38th parallel of latitude. Soviet troops controlled the North; American forces controlled the South. The North was Communist, and the South was American-backed. Soviets and Americans both felt they had the right to control all of Korea; therefore, border clashes were common. The Soviets quickly equipped the North giving them strong military aid. On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops invaded the South. Truman saw the invasion as a test of containment policy so ordered U.S. naval and airpower, along with the United Nations, to aid South Korea. Troops from Japan led by General MacArthur were sent to the Korean peninsula. On September 15, MacArthur ordered invasion into North Korea going into their territory. China entered fighting U.S. troops at the Yalu River. MacArthur was angered and asked for a blockade of Chinese ports, use of Nationalist forces, and bombing of Chinese cities. Truman refused, and MacArthur publicly criticized him leading to him being fired. He was replaced by General Matthew Ridgway. Small battles took place as both sides were on their border side, and peace negotiations took place in November 1951. An armistice was signed in July 1953. More than 33,600 American soldiers died in action in the Korean War, and more than 2,800 died from accidents or from disease.

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This is the 38th Parallel. This divided Northern and Southern Korea. Northern Korea was Communist, ruled by the Soviets. Southern Korea was American government-controlled. Many fights took place here with both sides trying to enter the other's territory.

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After the border line between the North and the South was designated, the Soviets provided strong military aid to the North giving them weapons and training them to properly fight. On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops invaded in the South by land and sea driving back the unprepared South.

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In this photo, Chinese troops are getting ready to fight against the United States. This angered MacArthur.

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When the USSR equipped North Korean forces with arms and aid to help them invade South Korea, it was an act to spread communism into a U.S. backed nation. President Truman saw this as a perfect way to show the Soviets how serious America was about the policy of containment.  This increased tension between the U.S. and the Soviets in the Cold War, but also lead to an active war, which hurt America because it lost troops lent to South Korea and increased the antiwar sentiment back home. Not only did the Korean war lead to tension between the US and the USSR during the Cold War, but it also lead to tension between North Korea and the US that still exists in modern times. North Korea still sees America as an enemy and the US still has troops in South Korea

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This picture demonstrates the Soviet Union's plans to secure all of Europe, Asia, and eventually the world as communist nations while Americans watched. This imaged was used to try and scare Americans into believing that if they did not do anything to stop communism, the USSR will take over the world.

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American papers all over the country had this title when the Armistice was signed in 1953. After all the heartache and fighting, nothing significant happened because of this war.

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http://tah1.cusd.com/exhibitions/11th/1108/primarysources.htm

https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~park25h/classweb/worldpolitics/images/korean%20war.jpg

http://ed.sc.gov/agency/se/Instructional-Practices-and-Evaluations/documents/USHistorySupportDocuments.pdf

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/korean-war-ends-3a217bbf554bf103.gif

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