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It began in 1950 when the North Korea invaded South Korea. The Communists quickly overpowered the Republicans and captured the capital of Seoul, near to the border. They crossed through the country, eventually surrounding the area around the city of Pusan, which became known as the Pusan Perimeter. At this point, the United Nations intervened.
President Harry Truman saw the Korean War as an important test of the United Nations. Both objectors (China and the USSR) were absent from the Security Council: the recent revolution meant the newly Communist China hadn't yet been included, so the USSR had boycotted the council as a result. The remaining members unanimously agreed to intervene.
The first UN forces (which were mostly American) arrived at Pusan where the successfully defended the Perimeter. More forces landed at Inchon, just outside Seoul, and retook the capital. North Korea forces were forced to retreat and the invasion was repelled as quickly as it started.
By the time the UN agreed to allow the war to continue into North Korea, they were already there. However, in the mountains they encountered difficult terain and a harsh winter. Chinese forces entered the North and pushed them out, eventually recapturing Seoul. Seoul was soon recaptured, but the war ended up in deadlock and trench warfare for the next two years. In 1953, a ceasefire ended the conflict.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoNorth Korea remained communist while South Korea remained a democracy.
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∙ 11y agoNorth Korea remained communist while South Korea remained a democracy.
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∙ 7y agoThe US is a member of the United Nations and when UN condemned North Korea in June 1950 for their invasion of South Korea, the US was obligated to assist South Korea
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How do you explain the outcome of the Korean war?
distain by the american people and politics
What was the outcome of korean n civil war?
Blah blah blah its was bad
Why was the Korean war an equal outcome?
Because an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953. Therefore there was no winner of the war.
How did the USSR affect the outcome of the Korean War?
Joseph Stalin supported the North Korean attack in South Korea. Without his support there would have been no Korean War, as we know it today. The Korean War was a US-Soviet War fought by proxy. When Stalin died in 1953, the Korean War ended (1953).
What was the outcome of the Korean War for the United States?
The US/Allies had stopped the communists at the 38th Parallel.
How do you explain the outcome of the Korean war?
distain by the american people and politics
Best explains the outcome of the Korean War?
Communists were stopped; the ROK was preserved.
What was the outcome of korean n civil war?
Blah blah blah its was bad
Why was the Korean war an equal outcome?
Because an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953. Therefore there was no winner of the war.
How did the USSR affect the outcome of the Korean War?
Joseph Stalin supported the North Korean attack in South Korea. Without his support there would have been no Korean War, as we know it today. The Korean War was a US-Soviet War fought by proxy. When Stalin died in 1953, the Korean War ended (1953).
What were the expected outcomes of the Korean war?
The outcome was to preserve South Korea from communist dominance. Which was accomplished.
What was the outcome or the Korean war?
Communist defeat. They failed to conquer the Republic of South Korea (ROK).
What was the outcome of the Korean War for the United States?
The US/Allies had stopped the communists at the 38th Parallel.
What sentence can you write on intervention?
Without the intervention of UN forces, the Korean War may have had a different outcome.
Which of these accurately represents the outcome of the Korean War?
neither side won the conflict which was ended with an armistice in july 1953
What is a possible explanation or outcome for the experiment?
Hypothesis =)
Where did the war located during the Korean war?
It was on the Korean Peninsula. That's why it is called the Korean War.
