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North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950. This attack came as a surprise to many leaders in the U.S. The U.S wasn’t prepared to get involved; however, they did so anyway.

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Truman deemed it necessary for the U.S to take a stand against communist aggression in Korea. A unanimous vote by the United Nations Security Council determined that force would be used. The troops sent to Korea were known as the United Nations Force. Rather than referring to this as a war, it was called a UN police action.

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UN forces landed behind North Korean lines at the port city of Inchon. This surprise attack, curated by MacArthur, went perfectly and was a notable victory for UN forces. The attacks in Inchon and Pusan led many North Korean troops to surrender or be destroyed.

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UN forces had started to move into North Korea, but began to retreat after 260,000 Chinese troops joined the North Koreans. This became the longest fallback in U.S military history, as they retreated all the way back to Seoul.

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General MacArthur said the UN would either be defeated by the Chinese or enter a major war with them. He sought to expand the war by bombing the Chinese mainland; however, Matthew Ridgway managed to cease the Chinese onslaught and direct them back to the 38th parallel, without going to such extreme measures. MacArthur was in disagreement with the direction of fighting and challenged president Truman's authority, which resulted in him (MacArthur) getting fired.

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Peace talks began in 1951, that major complication was determining the boundary between the Koreas. Battles such as Bloody Ridge and Heartbreak Ridge continued during this time, resulting in many casualties. In October 1951, the peace talks came to a halt due to prisoner of war. Negotiators in Panmunjom continued to fight over the logistics of a peace agreement in 1952.

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-Dwight D. Eisenhower (promised to end the war) was elected president in 1952
-In just the last 2 months of war the UN forces had 57,000 casualties and the communists had 100,000
-On July 27, 1953 an armistice agreement was put in place