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=**9 Facts:**=

- After Word war II both the US and the Soviet Union occupied Korea. The elections in Korea, in 1948 led to a democratic government to form for the new nation called the Republic of Korea. Both governments wanted complete rule over the nation.

- The US withdrew its troops and said that Korea was out of their area of concern for Asia. North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950 because of their supplies given by the Soviet Union. South Korea was unable to defend itself because of its untrained troops, also because they were a country completely surrounded around agriculture.

- President Truman sent US troops to Korea to fight and defend South Korea. After a year, the chinese joined the side of North Korea.

-The war ended in July of 1953. The two Koreas did not come to a lasting agreement, and life barely changed for the Korean people after this Civil War.

- The Korean war did not change a lot within Korea, but it caused a lot of change in the US and in the United Nations.

-President Truman viewed the Korean War as a test case for his containment policy and responded quickly. The US made the UN stop the Communist move into South Korea.

-In July 1951. Soviets suggested truce talks to begin, and Truman accepted, but they lasted 2 years-through the 1952 campaign. Truman decided not to run, and Eisenhower who won the nation over with criticism to the unpopular war, winning the election.

-In the June 1950 invasion, South Korea had an immediate buildup of the Republic of Korea Army. However, they were no match for the North Korean troops, and couldn't protect their civilians.

-Newly elected president Eisenhower warned that he was ready to use unclear weapons and carry the war into China. The fighting stopped in July 1953. The Koreas were left in the same position they wre in 1950 with the same border. Communism had been contained in Korea, but the US felt frustrated by the indecisive war.

=**3 Pictures:**=



- This is a picture of North Korean prisoners of war under guard. ( Picture from the Truman Museum and library website)



-This is a picture of many of the forgotten casualties during the Korean War-citizens. Here people are trying to identify their family members. ([])



-This is a picture of the wounded and dead, killed during the Korean War. ([])

- This is a map of the Korean War. As you can see it is labeled with the major battles of the war, the North Korean Invasion, the Chinese offensive, and the UN offensive. ( Map from ABC CLIO)
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1 quote: As Secretary of State Acheson later asserted, "the damage had been done. Without question, the government and the people of the United States wished to end their responsibility for the government and the future of Korea." - This quote explains that the US does not want to be responsible for the Korea in any way. The US does not want to be responsible for their government or of their future in general.

"It's a war we can't win, we can't lose, we can't quit" -Unknown Soldier ||