The Korean War, 1950-53

• 1st major event in 1950's
• First combat for UN
• Korea was originally divided at the end of WWII between USA and Russia along the 38th parallel
• War between North and South Korea
• Often seen as de-facto war between USA and its western allies and China and Russia and other Communist states
• War see-saws back and forth
• Turning point at Inchon Landings
• Chinese send almost a million troops to support North Korea
• United Nations led by General MacCarthur

Summary

At the end of WWII, Korea divided into two parts along the 38th parallel (North and South Korea) and both were at war with each other, to be known as the Korean War. This was the  first war that the United Nations had fought in and after moving the front back and forth, the Chinese sent in nearly 1 million troops to support the northern communist Korea.