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America entered the war on South Korea's behalf, believing it was a war against international communism.

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-Began June 25, 1950
-Ended July 27, 1953

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-North Korea: Kim Sung
-South Korea: Sygnam Rhee
-UN: General Douglas MacArthur
-US: President Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower
-China: Mao Zedong
-USSR: Joseph Stalin

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-5 million in all
-70% civilians
-33,652 Americans

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-South Korea: America joined under auspices of the UN
-North Korea: China joined late 1950

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-Everyone excluding South Korea agreed to an armistice, technically it's still going
-North and South Korea ended with the same land they started with

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The war ended at a stalemate with millions of deaths. If America hadn't joined, would South Korea have been able to handle it themselves? Was it worth losing over 33,000 Americans for South Korea?

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https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/korean-conflict
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/coldwar/korea_hickey_01.shtml
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/world/asia/korean-war-history.html