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They agreed to be peaceful and stop fighting.

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Because they didn't want to sign a long agreement like a peace treaty. South Korea never signed the armistice however.

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to stop the fighting

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Q: Why was the cease fire agreement in the Korean War signed?
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Where was the Korean cease fire signed?

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Why and When did The Korean War End How did it end Where?

the Korean war never ended. there is a dmz between north and south Korea. we just signed a cease fire agreement.


What was the agreement in 1953?

The July 1953 cease fire agreement of the Korean War.


Did the Korean War end?

The Korean War has not yet officially ended, a cease-fire agreement was signed on the 27th of July, 1953 and there has been a fragile peace to this day


What was established after the cease fire agreement ending the Korean war?

demilitarized zone


When was the cease fire agreement signed?

July 27 1973... You're welcome..


What was the compromise of the Korean war?

After, coming to a stalemate, They finally came to a cease-fire agreement in 1953.


Was the cease fire in the Korean war permanent?

It was merely an armistice signed on 27 July 1953.


Did the cease fire agreement signed by the United States completely end all hostility in Vietnam?

No it did not.


Why can it be said the Korean war never ended?

A peace agreement was never signed between the respective countries involved. Only an armistice was signed, which was an agreement for a cease-fire while talks were to continue for an end to the war. Needless to say, the talks came to nothing apart from the exchange of prisoners and bodies of the dead.


What happened at the end of the Korean War?

The Korean War was ended by an Armistice signed in 1953.


Did the cease fire agreenment signed by the United states complely ended all hostility in Vietnam?

In 1973 a cease-fire was signed between these two nations. However, due to the American army's full leave, Vietnam did not take the pact seriously.