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Korean War - Coggle Diagram
Korean War
During the War
1950
N. Korea invades S. Korea
Kim Il Sung: a communist leader of Korea
the U.S President: Harry Truman
petitions to UN to stop communism
American UN force lands in S. Korea
Douglas MacArthur: American general
pushes N. Korea to the Chinese border
wants to extend the war to China
President Truman refuses and fires him
China
responds to the advance of UN troops
Before the War
1700s
America - colony of Great Britain
Korea
colonized by Japan for 35 years
World War II ends in 1945
Japan gets defeated
split in two
38th parallel
North
Communist
distribute wealth evenly
dictatorship
South
non-communist
America & Europe VS. the Soviets
Cold War (50 years)
After the War
another 2 years of war
2.5 millions died
ended in 1953
the new U.S. President, General Dwight D. Eisenhower
negotiates cease-fire with N. Korea & China
The peace agreement
N. Korea has grown isolated
DMZ (demilitarized zone)
Korea divides into North and South