Korean War

A Sucky Place to Live OR Die.

Actually, South and North share the name Korea.

Old Korea = Koryu = high and bright.

Japan called Korea by it's latest kingdom, Chosun, "Land of the Morning Calm"

• pro: it brought people together to ralley against a war they thought was wrong (much like today, only more people rallied back then) • we gained massive amounts of technological and strategic knowledge during that war. It was only beaten by WW2's medical knowledge gained.

• con: bunch of people died, the soldiers that came back were persecuted, there was no way to win

South Korea's political structure is a mostly-democratic capitalism and North Korea's political structure is a communist dictatorship. South Korea has benefited from extensive industrialization and trade, including Europe and the US, which do not deal with North Korea.

The two countries represent a number of traditionally competing or hostile ethnic groups.

The Korean war or the 'Forgotten War' is different because of the circumstances and the way it was fought. In 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea this was also the first time the United Nations was put into practice. I guess you could say it was different because this was the first war where controversial thinking saved the United Nations 'butts' like the landings at Inchon but at the end of the day it really wasn't that different just because they used the same kind of equipment as they did in World War 2.

Both sides agreed to stop fighting in 1953, but there have been incidents over the years, and the DMZ on the 38th Parallel is still rigidly enforced. For this reason, the Korean War has been nicknamed the War that Never Ended.

South Korea did not start the Korean War (June 25, 1950 - July 1953) but defended itself against an invasion from North Korea . You can look to the related link below for additional onformation .

Part of the Cold War; communist containment.

In 1950, the South Korean government was an AUTOCRACY. While South Korea was officially a democracy, there was no rule of law and the "Presidents" wielded levels of power similar to any other dictator. It was only in 1986 that South Korea became a liberal democracy.

Population cannot be accurately determined in North Korea, however since there are reports of people dying of starvation, i would think that South Korea has a larger population.

Many Americans regarded General MacArthur as a war hero after President Truman relieved him of his duties in the Korean War. He was given a hero's welcome back in the USA. This included a ticker tape parade in New York City. Much of his respect was due also to his victory in WW 2, but also for being aggressive in the Korean War. Truman had every right to fire MacArthur however.

To stop communist aggression.

In 1954, there were two different wars. One was First Indochina War. The other was The Algerian War of Independence.

Based on the fact that UN forces accomplished their military objectives, no, the UN was not defeated in the Korean War. The mission of the UN forces was to a) stop the advance of communist North Korean forces into sovereign South Korea (accomplished); b) cause the invading North Korean forces, through force or diplomacy, to pull back north of the 38th parallel (accomplished); c) to reach an agreement on a cease-fire (accomplished).

The South had the advantage of having European powers behind it, backing it up. While it's true that communist China and the Soviet Union were supporting North Korea with modern weaponry and supplies, the South was able to have military superiority, only being pushed back by extremely large numbers of Chinese infantry storming into Korea to save the North.

During the war, the South practically had total domination in naval and aerial warfare.

Stalin's death in 1953 was the reason the war ended in 1953. Stalin started the war (without his support...weapons, equipment, training, etc.) North Korea would not have, nor could have invaded South Korea. When he died, the war had to end.

North Korea is not a country from the perspective of South Korea.

It was officially recognized as a country when it entered the United Nations in 1992 along with the South.

Japan still do not officially admit as a nation because it regards South Korea as the legitimate representative of Korean Peninsula.

NEVER! First of all, it was the Soviet Union at that time, and SU never entered the Korean War!

This is not entirely true, as of 2003, recently opened Russian archives and from research by Russian and American historians found the following:

"Soviet pilots battled the U.S. Air Force in the early months in the skies over Korea using planes transported secretly to air bases along the Manchurian border. The Soviet pilots wore Chinese uniforms and were trained to use Chinese phrases on their radios to mask their involvement in the war."

No.

In the 1990s 2 million North Koreans died of starvation. The present situation may dwarf those numbers as 6.5 million people face food shortages and starvation. North Korea is actively engaged in talks with the United States which may result in food aid. South Korea halted aid as it is waiting for North Korea to ask for it. South Korea has a new conservative government that is critical of North Korea, so the poor are suffering as governments hash out their ego contest.

In the past, North Koreans who escaped to China or South Korea reported cannibalism during particularly difficult food shortages.

The Chinese involvement during the Korean War was helping North Korea mainly because it was a communism nation.

None. An Atomic Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima (Japan) on 06 August 1945, which along with the Nagasaki (Japan) Atomic Bomb dropped on 09 August 1945, brought an end to World War Two. At present, that was the FIRST and LAST time atomic weapons have been used in war. The Korean War started 5 years later and in a different country (Korea).

Douglas MacArthur married to Louise Cromwell Brooks from 1922 to 1929 Yes, Douglas MacArthur married to Jean Faircloth in 30 April 1937