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Korean War

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Korean War conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. In 1948 rival governments were established: The Republic of Korea was proclaimed in the South and the People's Democratic Republic of Korea in the North. Relations between them became increasingly strained, and on June 25, 1950, North Korean forces invaded South Korea. The United Nations quickly condemned the invasion as an act of aggression, demanded... Read more
Korean War
Korean War █ JUDSON KNIGHT Although it is often...international and a national conflict, the Korean War demonstrated the strengths and limitations...century later. Background The roots of the Korean War, like those of the Vietnam conflict, lay... Read more
Korean War
Korean War (1950–1953).War came...x2013;53 as both a civil war on the Korean peninsula and the first military...the violence confined to the Korean Peninsula, to keep the Soviets out of the war, to maintain a strongly committed... Read more

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