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What was the Korean war and who participated in it?

macton5485 — 2017-03-09 15:19:52 UTC

conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. Over six million soldiers, sailors and airmen fought on both sides in the Korean War... More than three million of these were communists from North Korea, China and Russia. Opposing them were almost three million from South Korea and from 21 United Nations (UN) countries including Australia.

jiang jieshi

macton5485 — 2017-03-09 15:34:35 UTC

Chiang Kai-shek, also Romanized as Jiang Jieshi and known as Jiang Zhongzheng, was a Chinese political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China between 1928 and 1975.

Mao Zedong

macton5485 — 2017-03-09 15:39:40 UTC

Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung, also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he governed as the Chairman of the Communist

Douglas MacArthur

macton5485 — 2017-03-10 15:16:16 UTC

Douglas MacArthur was an American five-star general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. “It is fatal to enter a war without the will to win it.” ...

President Truman

macton5485 — 2017-03-10 15:26:28 UTC

Harry S. Truman was an American politician who served as the 33rd President of the United States, coming to office on the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the last months of World War II. "In the simplest terms, what we are doing in Korea is this: We are trying to prevent a third world war."

why did the Korean war happen?

macton5485 — 2017-03-10 15:31:42 UTC

U.S. forces accepted the surrender of Japanese forces in southern Korea, while Soviet forces did the same in northern Korea.

why did the Korean war happen?

macton5485 — 2017-03-10 15:34:03 UTC

U.S. forces accepted the surrender of Japanese forces in southern Korea, while Soviet forces did the same in northern Korea.

when was the Korean war

macton5485 — 2017-03-10 15:35:35 UTC

June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953

38th parrallel

macton5485 — 2017-03-10 15:39:58 UTC

The 38th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

map of north and south Korea at the same time

macton5485 — 2017-03-10 15:42:38 UTC

limited war

macton5485 — 2017-03-10 15:45:13 UTC

a war in which the weapons used, the nations or territory involved, or the objectives pursued are restricted in some way, in particular one in which the use of nuclear weapons is avoided.

seato

macton5485 — 2017-03-10 15:46:53 UTC

The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was an international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, or Manila Pact, signed in September 1954 in Manila, Philippines.

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

macton5485 — 2017-03-13 12:09:27 UTC

The war began when Communist-led North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950. With the help of the United Nations, South Korea was able to force the North Koreans back into their territory. UN forces, primarily provided by the United States and 20 other countries, supplied military forces and medical assistance.