10 Important facts about the Korean War

1. The Korean War was kicked off in September 1949 when the Communists defeated the Anti-Communist nationalists in a civil war in China.
2. North Korea and South Korea were seperated by the 38th Parallel, the line was crossed in June 1950 when the communist North Koreans, aided by the USSR invaded South Korea.
3. The Anti-communists of the world tried to stop this in the UN, but the resistance didn't help.
4. 16 Nations of the UN provided soldiers, even though most soldiers were American.
5. US General Douglas MacArthur, a WWII hero, served as commander of all UN Forces.
6. The North Koreans pushed the South Koreans down near the southern-most tip of South Korea, where they were trapped.
7. MacArthur ordered sent in his army just south of the 38th parallel, trapping the North Koreans between the US and South Korea.
8. The UN army invaded North Korea, hoping that this would unite the two Koreas, it didn't.
9. In 1953, US president Dwight D. Eisenhower formed a truce with the Communists, a cease-fire was ordered in July 1953.
10. The Korean War ended in a stail-mate, neither side could claim it as a victory, but the US did contain communism in the war.