The Tumen and Yalu Rivers are the two main natural borders with China

the Soviet Union

multi-state nation

No, they were "police actions".

If someone were to class "communism" as a form of "imperialism" then yes that was one of the causes of the Vietnam War. The French Indochina War (1st Indochina War) was "basically" a war of imperialism; and had NOT the Viet Minh been backed by the communists, the US would have probably stayed clear of that conflict. But since the now (then) North Vietnamese were COMMUNISTS, and clearly supported by the Communist Superpowers, and we, the US, were a "pledged enemy" of communism; WE had to stop the attempted conquest of SOUTH Vietnam. It was only the geography of the land, and the fear of starting World War III (the involvement of the Communist Superpowers-as had happened in the Korean War when Red China entered into it) that prevented us from saving the South.

The Korean War was the FIRST "Hot" battle of the Cold War. And the FIRST "LIMITED WAR" fought under the restrictions of the "Atomic-Age." The Soviets tested their FIRST A-Bomb in 1949, one year prior to the Korean War. Had it NOT been for nuclear weapons, the Korean War could have easily developed into World War III (Total War). However, the advent of Atomic Weapons, made TOTAL WAR not desirable. Therefore, "Limited Wars" could only be fought. A war Limited to conventional weapons, and limited to certain regions. Vietnam would be the SECOND "Hot" battle of the Cold War (and last "Limited War"). US Military Operations would carry on the torch from there.

Those in combat areas and the war zone in general were paid in script, a substitute for cash that could be readily exchanged on military posts for goods and services. It wasn't supposed to be used to purchase goods on the open market, though it often was. It was an attempt to limit blackmarket activities and other less healthy types of recreation by the troops.

to rid North Korean and Chinese force from South Korea

No. North Korea and South Korea were united until 1948. After then Korea was split in to these two parts.

Number 2 Squadron of the South African Air Force whose pilots flew the P-51D Mustang.

Stopping communist aggression & preserving the ROK.

The 38th Parallel is an IMAGINARY line that does NOT exist; you cannot see it. It is a man made tool used to navigate, originally over the oceans. Only on maps can the line be seen (since maps are man made). The 38th Parallel runs from left to right (or right to left-east to west-west to east) and is between the 45th and 30th degree marks. Pretty much cutting Korea right down the middle (side ways of course-dividing Korea in half).

One estimate is about 2 million South Korean civilians, and 660,000 South Korean soldiers.

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.