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  1. May 21, 2024 · Was the Korean War technically a war? The armed conflict in Korea, which began in 1950, lasted three years and claimed the lives of millions of Korean soldiers and civilians on both sides, hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers, and more than 36,000 U.S. soldiers.

    • Allan R. Millett
  2. May 7, 2021 · On June 25, 1950, the Korean War (1950-1953) began when 75,000 members of the North Korean People’s Army crossed the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea. It would be the first military...

    • Jessica Pearce Rotondi
    • 7 min
  3. May 3, 2024 · Editor's Note. The Korean War isn't over. The truce negotiated in 1953 has yet to be converted into a formal treaty and this month historian Benjamin Young explores how the memory of this unresolved conflict continues to shape the outlook and actions of both North and South Korea.

  4. Jun 24, 2020 · HISTORY & CULTURE. EXPLAINER. The Korean War never technically ended. Here’s why. Seventy years ago, conflict erupted over who would control the Korean Peninsula. It stoked tensions that still...

  5. Overview. In June 1950 communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The United States came to the aid of South Korea at the head of a United Nations force composed of more than a dozen countries. Communist China joined North Korea in the war in November 1950, unleashing a massive Chinese ground attack against American forces.

  6. Mar 16, 2022 · Human Behavior. Warfare. Korean War: Causes, combatants and key battles. References. By Michael E. Haskew. published 16 March 2022. The Korean War, 1950-1953, began with the communist North...

  7. North Korea attacked South Korea on June 25, 1950, igniting the Korean War. Cold War assumptions governed the immediate reaction of US leaders, who instantly concluded that Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin had ordered the invasion as the first step in his plan for world conquest.

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