Korean War

Following the UN resolution of June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman authorized US forces to support the South Koreans against the invasion from North Korea. Truman officially approved the transfer of US combat forces to Korea on June 30, 1950.

Threatening

The US was afraid that communism might take over.

They were also afraid of the domino effect, If they would lose Korea to communism, it would be very likely that japan would be next, which was a very important country to the US (trade)

Dwight D. Eisenhower negotiated a truce to end the Korean War (1953).

General MacArthur was Commander in Chief of UN Forces in the Korean War. He is thought to be responsible for the continued existence of South Korea.

Stalin until his death in 1953 and then Malenkov. or Nikita Khrushchev.

the Korean war put the United States out at least 100 billion dollars

who ever wrote this are u in Hansens class

Im not the one who wrote the previous answer but I'll answer the question. The tactics were infantry attacks followed up by air bombing raids hope it helped. Also whoever did write the previous answer I bet you go to the KJH since Hansen is a teacher there

the policy of containment said that America shall not go to war with countries that are already Communist or if the willingly become it.. But the U.S. will go to was if the country asked for help against communism

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).

"The Department of Defense reports that 54,246 American service men and women lost their lives during the Korean War." (source:http://www.abmc.gov/abmc46.htm)

There were 4 million military and civilian casualties: 33,600 Americans 16,000 UN allies 415,000 South Koreans 520,000 North Koreans 900,000 Chinese (estimated)

The Korean War directly resulted in the US NOT INVADING North Vietnam.

Very few, there is more imporantance put on veit nam than any other conflict, there was more troops lost in Korea than any other conflict, except the civil war,

The background of the Korean War is complex.

Originally, Korea was controlled by Japan during the war. After World War II, the United States and Soviet Union divided Korea into two districts (much like how Germany was divided in Europe), a communist north, and a more pro-western south. These two districts became their own countries. With tensions between the US and USSR rising, both sides wanted as many allies as they could get, in as many places as they could get them.

On June 25, 1950 the Korean People's Army stormed across the 38th parallel (the international dividing line between the two countries) in an effort to re-unify Korea. Fighting continued until July 27, 1953 when a cease-fire was signed. Because no peace treaty was ever signed, the war is technically still in progress to this day.

The division of Korea into two states took place after WW2. Korea had been controlled by Japan since 1905. When the Soviet Union declared war on Japan in 1945 it quickly occupied Korea. After the surrender of Japan in 1945 the southern half of Korea was almost immediately turned over to US control. The United States had been at war with Japan since 1941.

The Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union resulted in the establishment of two separate and hostile nations in 1948; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). In 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea, with the support of the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. South Korea was supported by the United States and the United Nations. The Korean War, 1950-1953, ended in a stalemate, with basically the same borders that existed in 1950. These borders are contested by both sides, and are technically a temporary truce line.

North Korea was established and supported by the Soviet Union. South Korea was established and supported by the United States. The division between the two Koreas is artificial, a result of WW2 and global political rivalry during the Cold War. After the demise of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War the People's Republic of China has become the principal ally and supporter of North Korea. The communist People's Republic of China came into existence in 1948, the same year the partition of Korea took place.

US troops continue to be stationed in South Korea, and the relationship between the two Koreas is hostile and often volatile. North Korea's development of nuclear weapons contributes greatly to this volatility, as does its severe economic problems. South Korea, in contrast, has developed one of the world's most prosperous national economies.

The Korean War saw the first use of the helicopter, which was employed as an airborne ambulance, as well as for moving officers around front areas. The jet became the standard form of aircraft, although some piston planes were still used. Radio became widely used by field elements, allowing better co-ordination of troop movements. Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) diving gear were used for the first time.

If you were age between 18 to 30 you had to go to military.(In Korea)

North and South Korea, the United States and China.

Who were the major players in the Korean War.Well north and south Korea obviously.But behind North Korea was Communist China and the Soviet Union.China and Russia gave North Korea lots of arms and supplies.China even sent thousands of troops.Soviet pilots flew MIG 15 fighters.I think soviet experts also operated radar and anti aircraft guns,and officers acted as adivers to the army.

Backing South Korea was ,in theory the whole of the United Nations because the Soviets were absent from the security council when the war started,they were protesting against the exclusion of China from the UN.Given that North Korea was a soviet ally it seems crazy that the soviets failed to be at the UN to vote against the UN voting to send troops to defend South Korea.Anyway the UN asked for troops to go to Korea and the first to go were US troops from Japan.They had poor equipment and were unfit due to having been not doing very much in peaceful Japan.Britain was the next state to send troops,and in the end was the second bigest contributor to the UN force.Canada,Australia,Turkey,Ethiopia,Philippines all sent troops.Britain sent ships and South Africa sent planes.The vast majority of troops were American but not all.Try THE KOREAN WAR by Max Hastings for a non American but well rounded view of the war.Most other books are written by Americans who only seem to know about American forces.

If i were to add to the above, I think that China's role was largely rooted in the self interest of protecting its southern border with North Korea. I don't know how coordinated China and Russia's support was. Also, did North Korea see these greater powers simply as benefactors they could leverage. The writer above points out the UN element and recognition of China. The Chinese gov't logically saw the US as an enemy given our historical support for a government Mao saw as corrupt and worth fighting and dying over control of the country. We did not see eye to eye with Communist China and were on the wrong side based on the outcome of their civil war. North Korea had a tighter alignment w/ Soviet Union, but only as a pawn in the post WWII balance of power conflict. Research and historical information shows that North Korea's importance to the Soviet Union was not significant, but they took interest in the North as a tool for testing US resolve and maybe measuring China. The motivations for invading the South is a more interesting question because it addresses the history of Korea - it's reduction to a property of Japan in exchange for protection (in the 10's - 20's?). I'm not certain if protection was from China, or generally other outside influence. Or, really, did Japan say, come peacefully, or we will take you. I think the North would have said, no - we fight. The south and the power structure favored appeasement. Korea had a historical link to China which had some benefit, but they were backed into cutting a deal w/ Japan. The North, it's said, suffered more under this relationship w/ Japan and resented the South for its capitulation and sellout to Japan (this goes back to the Sino Japanese war in the 1910's or 20's.) The North's suffering is largely due to differences in cultures in the northern part and the southern part. Koreans have described to me that the North was largely less educated, more rural and usable (and thus abusable) as a factor of production for Japan. Maybe an analogy is the US North and South whereby the South with slavery and agricultural bend, was simply a resource that the Japanese could abuse for it's own wealth creation. The South was more developed and ended up having relatively more to offer Japan as a manager of Japanese interests. This may have softened the nature of their penury under the Japanese yoke. After the WWII, the north understandably wanted to control the peninsula given the defeat of Japan and prevent future outside influence that they feared would injure them again. They would shed their brother's blood to achieve this. Douglas MacArthur was an influential and controversial figure that did not pay the proper attention to the settlement that created North/South as a spoil of war for the victors (Russia, US). He was occupied as the acting governor of Japan and incorrectly assessed the volatility on the peninsula. Then, getting back to China, after most of the peninsula was lost to the North, MacArthur rescued it thru an invasion at Inchon and instead of suing for peace, disobeyed orders and pushed way north toward the Yalu. Truman feared WWIII w/ China because China had internally changed its form of government thru a Civil War where the US supported the losing side. MacArthur was removed from command by Truman. China probably feared US retribution and intentions. We sent billions in arms to Chiang Kai Shek which was largely a waste. We were an enemy to the winning side. In fact, ironically, the communist probably supported US support of Shek, because his army was weak and it was said, often retreated in haste, would not fight, and left arms (US paid for weaponry) that was usable by Mao's army. The motivation of Mao and the Chinese proletariat was to remove Shek because of the horrors it endured during WWII at the hands of the Japanese and an enabling policy of openess to the West (US) and other powers along with other notable disparities created by Shek's government. It was viewed as corrupt and abusive to the vast majority of people. Given the horrors China suffered at the hands of the Japanese (which probably makes the Nazi regime's agression and murder of Jewish people pale in comparison - 20 million dead) Mao wanted to close down China to foreigners. Russia supported the North, and China feared pressure on the Southern Border. To the Chinese, both the US and Russia had the potential for disrupting China. In the end, and I have not read a lot, I think all parties - of course - acted for their own interests. But China and North Korea's end games were very similar. Get rid of outside influences of any source of external influence (Japan to Korea & US, Russia, Japan to China). For the North it meant controlling the peninsula. Much like Viet Nam in later years, it was about self-determination, prevention of what happened in the past, control of their own destiny and to some extent, some punishing of the South for what the North felt they were responsible for. With proper handling and recognition the war may have been avoided. American mothers and families lost sons in this fight. If there is a saving grace, we can tell ourselves we supported a more free enterprise in the South with our sons and taxpayer money, that has led to a free South Korea. Did we do it out of the principle of freedom, or at least that the South's freedom would benefit us down the road? Did we do it more to check Russia (without regard for the impact positive or negative to the South)? I think that there is/was no affinity for the people of Korea. What were we told were the reasons for fighting this fight and were they honest motivations? It's easy to see an American soldier resent and hate Korea and it's people because it took him away from his home and family. We can argue we were on the winning side, because we protected the South and look what is has become. Anti-Korean (some race based) views/opinions may have been softened over the years by what I would call an unflinching gratitude to the US from the South and a better understanding of Korea. As well as their modernization from third world to a developed nation. For ever and ever we will debate as we do with conflicts around the globe, is it worth our resources. I would be hard pressed if my son (or anyone's son) died there to take comfort in that. I would do my best to steer him away from war: Largely out of my own self interest, but also because i think it can be avoided or and this is where i wonder if i'm a hypocrite, let someone else fight it. But from a humanitarian standpoint, could i tell myself, many more South Korean children grew up to a better life than if we did nothing and let the North win and my dead son helped that?

I'd be interested if people who know the history of Korea and the war find this reasonably accurate. My basis for knowledge is a partial read of Halberstam's The Coldest Winter and a general history background.

MacArthur led the allied forces in the South Pacific theater of WWII. He originally led the defense of the Philippines, but was ordered to evacuate to Australia to lead the fight from there. It is from Australia that he promised the people of the Philippines, "I shall return." Three years later, at the head of the US Army, he did.

North Korea invaded South Korea
At the end of World War II, Japan surrendered Korea to the Allies. The country was then divided into two parts, North Korea and South Korea. The United States withdrew its troops when the Republic of Korea was set up. They provided economic support. On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea. The United States then backed up South Korea and fought with them. So did many other Allied countries. In the first few weeks of the war, North Korean forces met little resistance and advanced rapidly. By September tenth, the South Korean Army had been driven to the Southeast tip of South Korea. On September fifteenth, the United Nations forces made a daring counterattack. They landed at Incheon. This was on the West coast. On October nineteenth, the North Korean capitol was captured. Eventually the U.N troops drove the North Korean troops to the border of China. China saw this as a threat and launched a counteroffensive. The communist forces worked together to force the U.N back to South Korea. They then captured the South Korean capitol. The fighting was eventually drawn back to the borders of the two countries. The border was called the 38th parallel. That is where it remained for the rest of the war. The countries never signed a treaty so technically they are still at war.
North Korea (at the time classified as a 'Communist Satellite State') invaded South Korea in June 1950. This invasion force was countered by a US-led UN force, which was in turn countered by Chinese intervention on the North Korean side.
The North Korean military attacked South Korea.
There was no long term cause. North & South Korea were NEW countries that never existed before. They came into existence in 1945 when WW2 ended. The cause was one country trying to conquer the other. The North taking over the South.
The North invaded the South.

Yes and no. The U.S. prevented South Korea from falling to communism, but failed to unite Korea under a non-communist government.

The question misrepresents the way the war started. North Korea was in the Communist bloc while South Korea was oriented to the free world. The United Nations was actively engaged in keeping the peace at a time when it was less than five years in existence. When North Korea suddenly invaded South Korea with the purpose of unifying the country, the US called for a special session of the Security Council to restore peace. Oddly, the Soviet Union was at the time boycotting the meetings on an unrelated issue. If the SU had been present, it certainly would have vetoed any action, but as it happened the Security Council ordered the UN members to come to the defense of South Korea. The US and 15 other nations sent troops, By that time only Pusan in the southern tip had not been overrun by North troops. The UN forces, under the command of the US Gen. McArthur, pushed back and continued almost as far as the Yalu River in the north, but the Chinese Communist army joined the North Korean side. When the battle line returned approximately to the original dividing line, there was a stalemate and eventually an armistice, although to this day there is no peace.

The war began on 25 June 1950 until 27 July 1953.

From 1910 until the end of World War Two, Korea was a part of the Japanese Empire, and therefore Emperor Hirohito was its head of state. The emperor's representative during that period was the Governor General, resident in Seoul. (For a list of Governors General, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor-General_of_Korea.)

It was only after World War II that the Soviet Union and the United States agreed to split Korea into two zones of occupation, ostensibly in order to speed up the surrender of Japanese troops and to get them out of Korea faster.

The story goes that two US State Department officials (Bonesteel and Rusk) took out a National Geographic Magazine map and saw that the 38th parallel of latitude divided the Korean peninsula almost equally into half, while keeping the capital, Seoul, within the southern (American) zone of occupation. That is why they arbitrarily decided to make that the dividing line between Soviet and American forces.

North Korea (officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) was not formally a state until September 1948, when the foundation of that state was declared, and Kim Il Sung its president.