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Korean Conflict
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North Korea Invades
75,000 Korean Soldiers poured across the 38th parallel this was the first military action of the Cold War -
Syngman Rhee and the Summer of Terror
Rhee ordered his army to attack the North Korean troops, it is estimated that about 100,000 soldiers were killed. -
US and UN Condemn North Korea
The United Nations condemned the invasion as an act of aggression and ordered all North Korean troops be taken out of the South, and called for aid in South Korea. -
North Korea Captures Seoul
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Battle at Osan
American troops face North Korean troops at Osan, the Americans suffer a huge loss and are left with about 150 US soldier casualties -
North Korea advances to Daejeon
Communist forces continue to push American forces back to Daejeon, 100 miles south of Seoul -
Rereat to Pusan Perimeter
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Macarthur and the Inchon Landing
The Inchon landing ofered the promise of relieving battered united nation defenders on the Pusan Perimeter. -
US reaches Pyongyang
U.S. troops push their way into Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Soldiers believe that the war will be over soon and start to take bets on what day the war will officially end. -
Chinese cross the Yalu
General MacArthur orders the United Nations forces to move to the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and northeast China. MacArthur said the UN troops would be home by Christmas, but they are attacked by 180,000 Chinese soldiers and have to retreat. -
China enters Korean War
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Korean War Stalemate
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Peace talks drag
With neither side gaining ground, peace talks begin. However, it takes two years to come to an agreement as the war drags on. -
Truman to Fire MacArthur
After General MacArthur publicly disagrees with President Truman about whether or not to bomb China, MacArthur is fired. Truman believed that bombing China would have led to a much bigger war. -
Matthew Ridgway Replaces Douglas MacArthur
After General MacArthur publicly disagrees with President Truman about whether or not to bomb China, MacArthur is fired. Truman believed that bombing China would have led to a much bigger war. -
MacArthur adresses Congress
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MacArthur recieves ticker-tape parade
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Macarthur Hearings
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Eisenhower Elected
General Dwight Eisenhower defeats Illinois Senator Adlai Stevenson to become president of the United States. During his campaign, Eisenhower said he would end the war in Korea. -
Korean War Armistice
North Korea and South Korea sign an agreement to stop fighting. Korea is still divided, but the two countries agree to create a neutral zone called the Demilitarized Zone to separate the countries.