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The Korean War

The Nine Facts: As we can see in this photo, this is a map of Korea. This picture also includes the two sides of the war and of the different routes/pathways that each side did during the war.
 * In 1945, Soviet troops occupied Korea north of the 38th parallel, or the line of latitude, while the American forces took control sourht of this line.
 * Aided by the Soviets, a Communist government came to power in North Korea, while in South Korea a noncommunist government came to power by the United States
 * The war began when North Korean forces crossed the 38th parrallel in to South Korea in 1950
 * Truman and the United States appealed to the United Nations, were sixteen nations provided soldiers for the UN forces, but in the end the United States did most of the fighting
 * China saw the movement of the UN as a threat to China's security and the Chinese leaders warned that a further advance would force upon them to enter the war.
 * On November 25, 1950, The UN ignores the warning and pushes on toward the Yalu River causing hundreds of thousands of Chines Communist troops who attacked across the Yalu River into North Korea
 * By the end of the Warm Dwight D. Eisenhower, who became president, ended the conflict by putting a speedy end to it, making Korea looking the same as it was in the 1950s, having Communism in the North and noncommunism in the South. Many Americans were frustrated by the indecisive war.



This is the logo for the United Nations. The United Nations and the United States decided to stop the Communism that was trying to spread across all of Korea. Sixteen Nations, including the U.S. all participated in the fighting during the war.

This was taken when the Chinese Communists Troops decided to cross the Yalu River. This was caused when the United Nations was pushing back the Communist side toward the river when China warned them not to cross so far. The UN ignored the warning, causing China to send troops ot help the Communsit side.

Maps:

[|This link is an animation showing the progress of each year during the Korean War:]

Mig Alley, a name given by U.S. Air Force pilots to the Northwestern portion of North Korea, where the Yalu River empties into the Yellow Sea. This site was of the first few large-scale jet-vs-jet air battles, the alley is considered the birthplace of jet combat.

Famous Quote from the Korean War:

Phil Day, Task Force Smith "We thought the North Koreans would back off once they saw American uniforms."- This quote explains that Americans are a symbol of military power and that they will continue to be powerful. Phil is saying that if North Korea relized earlier that America was symbol of American power, then they could have second guess on whether or not to fight America.