Korean War, 1950-3

Korea was divided into two countries in May 1945
the north became communist and controlled by Russia whereas the south became anti-communist
June 27th USA joined Korean War
25th June 1950 north korea invaded the south and tried to take control of Seoul but the south doesn't have enough strength of an army to stop it
on June 25th also, the south Korean president Syngman Rhee murdered 100,000 people in fears that they're communist even though they're meant to be a capitalist country
in October 1950, China joined the Korean War on the side of the north
the Battle of Inchon was a sea invasion that involved 75,000 troops and 261 naval vessels which led to the recapture of Seoul and pushed the S. Korean border back to the 38th parallel
on the 27th July 1953, an armistice was agreed between USA, North Korea and…

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