Korean War

The address of the Center For The Study Of The Korean War is: 1401 W Truman Rd, Independence, MO 64050-3434

The Korean War was caused by the invasion of South Korea by North Korea in 1950 and the United Statesâ?? immediate resolution to protect South Korea. The war came to an end when President Eisenhower publicly hinted another nuclear attack might be needed. He allowed Taiwan to launch menacing air raids on Chinaâ??s mainland and applied pressure to South Korea for peace terms. All sides signed an armistice in July, 1953, putting an end to the conflict.

Communists and non-Communists began to fight in the region.

... which started in 1950, and an armistice was signed July 1953. The current division became permanent then, although it was roughly the same when hostilities began. In other words, they endured three years of conflict for absolutely nothing!

North Korea supreme leader is Kim Jong-Un.

During the Korean War Japan was occupied by the United States and did not fight on either side, but was used by the US to resupply the United Nations troops in Korea

He knew that China was supporting North Korea,including actually sending Chinese troops into the fight. McArthur wanted to take the war into China but he was overruled by President Truman who was apprehensive of sparking a wider conflict,not unreasonable considering that WWII had ended just 5 years before the Korean War started.

Yes, the U.K. fought on South Korea's side.

Because he had a lot of swags

Both were fought between communist northerners and non-communist (free world) southerners.

Japan was holding Korea as its colony and squashing Korean culture. In 1910 Japan removed the chosen Korean dynasty and turned it into a Japanese colony. During the next thirty-five years Korea was changed dramatically as the Japanese tried to suppress Korean culture. They tried to make Korea more like Japan by destroying temples and places, burning Korean history books, keeping Korean children out of school and banning the use of Korean language. When Japan was part of forces the force decided to free all of Japans colonies. During the last weeks of WWII, Russia sent troops to Northern Korea to free Korea. However after the war ended and Japan gave Korea, the Russians did not leave. This led to Korea becoming divided. One half was commanded by Russia, the other side was left to fend for itself.

Russia was a very strong and powerful communist country. During the last few weeks of the wwII, Russia sent in troops to Northern Korea. When WWII finished Russia did not leave. Because Russia was very powerful and a communist country, the U.S.A. felt very threatened as they did not want the spread of communism. To prevent this they sent their own troops to Southern Korea. This divided the country. It was supposed to be temporary. The U.S., Russia, the U.N. and Great Britain spent to years discussing Koreas future and in 1947 the U.N. supervised elections that were to take place but the USSR didn't allow the U.N. into Korea. In Southern Korea the elections took place and Sygman Rhee was elected. Later that year North Korea proclaimed independence and Kim II Sung became president. Korea was officially divided - communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.

truman believed it was the soviet communist powers that was truly behind the invasion of south korea

{| |- | I know many people that fought in Korea. As a veteran, I often meet with them. Most veteran's groups will have such individuals. The number of World War 2 vets is shrinking rapidly, with Korean right behind. The bulk of the groups are currently Vietnam Vets. |}

Well, in Korea, they call themselves: Hangook. and DaeHanMingook. It means one nation.

There are two issues worth mentioning:

1) Lack of "North"
The first thing that you have to realize is that the term "north" that is applied to North Korea is a layman's term to refer to the fact that it is on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. However, the North Korean government believes itself to be the only legitimate government for all of the Korean Peninsula, so the word "north" is not included, since this would imply that there is a second legitimate government (South Korea) on the Korean Peninsula.

2) Term "Democratic People's Republic"
The term "democratic people's republic" is commonly associated with communism and comes from the idea that the dictatorship of any given communist state is really made of people who are representatives of the proletariat workers. They are "normal people" who are the forerunners of the civilization and bringing their brothers and sisters up to speed education-wise, behavior-wise, and economically. So this proletariat leadership is "democratic" since it is rule by the "emissaries of the people" (even though these people are never elected). It is a "republic", since the authority is vested in members who have no hereditary right to power (even though in North Korea, the system is actually hereditary). It is a "people's government", since the proletariat leadership represents the will of the people (even though the individual citizens have no say in the leadership). By the magic of redefining words by ideology, the term "democratic people's republic" which includes a number of words that indicate a non-hereditary, human rights-abiding country where people vote for their representatives for set terms, you create a hereditary, human rights-violating country where a nobility is in power for as long as they live.

North Korea is next to South Korea which is in Korea and Korea lies in the northeastern part of the Asian Continent :D

It was the turning point in the first phase of the Korean War. The Inchon landings essentially cut off the North Korean Army supply lines and forced them to break off the attacks on the remaining UN forces in the Pusan Perimeter. After the Inchon Landings the North Korean Army was essentially taken out of the Korean conflict as the next 2 phases of the war was prosecuted primarily by the Red Chinese.

He was relieved of his command by President Truman for not following the policies in Korea. MacArthur wanted to invade China and rid the world of Communism. Truman wanted peace and stability after 4 long years of war. HE JUST DIDNT LISTEN

North Korea
North Korea is a unique type of state, properly classified as a DYNASTIC COMMUNIST STATE. This means that the country is a Communist State, but has succession in leadership passing along a dynastic line like a monarchy. Some consider Dynastic Communism to be part of the Absolute Monarchy category, because of the similarities, while others argue that since the leader of a Dynastic Communist State does not use royal titles that the state is not a proper monarchy.

It is important also to notice the vast differences between North Korea and other Communist regimes. It has a dynastic rulership as opposed to a Politburo like the USSR or PR China. It has a strong statist religion (Juche) in place of a pure absence of religion, making it resemble a theocracy more than an atheist secularist regime. The military in North Korea also has a more direct role in governance than even the People's Liberation Army in PR China and this is more representative of Caudillo-states like Ghadhafi's Libya or Franco's Spain.

South Korea
South Korea is a PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLIC, which is a form of indirect democracy. This means that there is an elected President who serves as the head of state and the head of the government. The President has a large number of powers, but those powers are checked by the Constitutional Court and the National Assembly. The National Assembly, the unicameral legislature, is responsible for passing bills to be reviewed by the President. (The United States is also a Presidential Republic, which is why the system might look familiar to Americans.)

In a report compiled for the US Library of Congress, American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics, Hannah Fischer gathered the following information: Killed in Action: 23,615 Died of Wounds: 2,460 Died of Other Causes: 2,833 Captured (Declared Dead): 2,849 Missing in Action (Declared Dead): 4,817 Wounded (not mortal): 103,284

The primary backers of North Korea during the Korean War were China and the U.S.S.R. It would have been impossible for the Soviets alone to supply Korea with all their equipment because the entire norther border of North Korea abuts China. China was in alliance with Russia. No doubt exists as to the appearance of the most modern Russian military technology (i.e., the MiG-15) in the Korean theater. "MiG alley" was patrolled by both U.S. pilots (in their F-86's) and, though it was secret at the time (but patently obvious to the American military), their Russian counterparts.

North Korea launched an attack on its neighbor, South Korea, by crossing the 38th parallel in June 1950. This attack resulted in the Korean War.

The United States joined the Korean War because the US feared that all countries in Asia would be turned to a communist country. At the time of the Korean War, China was a huge factor because China supported North Korea. If the United States did not support South Korea then the domino effect would have been put to effect.

In other words.. The United States joined the Korean War to resist communism from spreading.

Dwight Eisenhower