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4 days ago · Finally, on one fateful Sunday morning on June 25th, 1950, a massive artillery barrage from the North announced the beginning of the Korean War. Before the roar of artillery would be stilled with an armistice, over three million lives would be lost. North Koreans crossed the border and pushed South Korean and UN forces past the Pusan Perimeter ...
3 days ago · South Korea, country in East Asia that occupies the southern portion of the Korean peninsula. It faces North Korea across a demilitarized zone 2.5 miles (4 km) wide that was established by the terms of the 1953 armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War. The capital is Seoul.
4 days ago · The Division of Korea: A Legacy of World War II. Share this article. Exploring the pre-World War II control of the Korean peninsula. In 1948, the Korean Peninsula was divided between a Soviet-backed government in the north and an American-backed government in the south.
5 days ago · Insight & Analysis. Share. Part of the CWIHP Working Paper Series. Publication. Soviet Aims in Korea and the Origins of the Korean War, 1945-50: New Evidence From the Russian Archives. Cold War International History Project. By Kathryn Weathersby. Cold War North Korea South Korea Soviet Union. Download the publication. Tagged. Series.
2 days ago · While the war itself lasted from 1950 to 1953, its roots can be traced back to a complex web of political, social, and historical factors. One of the key causes of the Korean War was the division of Korea following World War II. After the defeat of Japan, Korea was split into two separate zones of occupation, with the Soviet Union controlling ...
5 days ago · A risky amphibious landing at Inchon (September 1950), conceived and commanded by General Douglas MacArthur, turned the tide of battle in favor of U.N. forces, which advanced toward the line of division between the two Koreas, recovering ground lost to the North and then, with the urging of MacArthur, into North Korea itself, eventually ...
5 days ago · In tracing American policy Lowe takes the reader back to 1943 and the Cairo conference and concludes that Roosevelt included Korea with such colonies as Indo-China in envisaging trusteeship as the best way of proceeding once Japan had been expelled from south-east Asia.
