The Korean War Blog

1. Korea was split into two parts also known as North and South Korea. They dividing line that split them was called the 38th Parallel.

2. North Korea was influenced by the belief of communism and the Soviet Union. While South Korea was influenced by the belief of democracy and the United States.

3. The North and South Korean governments kept an uneasy peace between 1945-1950.

4. In June, 1950, Joseph Stalin told the leader of North Korea to spread the rule of communism throughout all of Korea.....by force.

5. Harry S. Truman was afraid that the Soviet attack in Korea was just the beginning and that it would spread to Western Europe.

6. The United States supported South Korea in the war as the Soviet Union supported North Korea in the war.

7. An emergency meeting was held at the United Nations, the Soviet Union chose not to attend, helping the countries of democracy get the fact across that South Korea needed help in the war.

8. General MacArthur was able to change the course of the war by his determination in just a short two days. After the force of the United Nations were taking heavy losses.

9. Mao Zedong of the Chinese Empire believed that the American involvment in The Korean War was a scheme to expand the U.S. in East Asia, so he sent 250,000 Chinese troops into battle. Once the U.S. saw this, they realized the chance of a humiliating defeat. Now the Chinese involvement pushed the U.N. forces back below the 38th parallel. MacArthur wanted all out war with China but the president said no.

10. Physically and emotionally spent, they both agreed to a ceasefire (truce) June 27, 1953. But the fighting wouldn't actually stop until 2 years later.