The Korean War

The Korean War was between North Korea and South Korea. Both countries were divided by the 38th Parallel. North Korea was communist. South Korea was kind of democratic. The U.S.A could not let another country fall to communism, so there was a meeting in the UN so they can send some troops to help the south koreans. The north koreans invaded South Korea so that is what started the war. The south koreans were losing they were surrounded by north korean troops in Pusan a city right on the coast of South Korea. Then general MacArthur who was responsible for the UN troops made a surprise attack with fresh and newn troops by the Yalu River that is in North Korea. North Korea was fighting two fronts. The UN troops and the south koreans pushed the north koreans past the 38th Parallel. When the south koreans and UN troops were about to win, the chinese crossed the Yalu River to help the north koreans, so both sides kept pushing each other across the 38th Parallel. MacArthur was like bring on the chinese we will drop 50 atomic bombs on them. General MacArthur was not lsitening to president Truman. Truman fired him. The war was still going on in Korea. In 1952 the Soviet Union called a cease-fire so they can talk to the U.S.A about peace and how to end this war. Armistice was declared on 1953. Both countries of North Korea and South Korea were still divided by the 38th Parallel and thats how it remained, and it still is divided today by the 38th Parallel.