Truman committed United States air, ground, and naval forces to the combined United Nations forces assisting the Republic of Korea in its defense. The first several months of the war were characterized by armies advancing and retreating up and down the Korean peninsula.
The initial North Korean attack drove United Nations Command forces to a narrow perimeter around the port of Pusan in the southern tip of the peninsula. After the front stabilized at the Pusan perimeter, General MacArthur surprised the North Koreans in September with an amphibious landing at Inchon behind North Korean lines, forcing the North Koreans to retreat behind the 38th parallel.
In October, the United Nations, urged by the United States Government, approved the movement of UN forces across the 38th parallel into North Korea in an effort to unify the country under a non-communist government.
Discounting the significance of initial Chinese attacks in late October, MacArthur ordered the UNC to launch an offensive, taking the forces to the Yalu. In late November the Chinese attacked in full strength, pushing the UNC in disarray south of the 38th parallel with the communist forces seizing the South Korean capital, Seoul.
This was something that President Truman and his advisers decidedly did not want: They were sure that such a war would lead to Soviet aggression in Europe, the deployment of atomic weapons and millions of senseless deaths. As President Truman looked for a way to prevent war with the Chinese, MacArthur did all he could to provoke it.
For Truman, this letter was the last straw. On April 11, the president fired the general for insubordination. In July , President Truman and his new military commanders started peace talks at Panmunjom. Still, the fighting continued along the 38th parallel as negotiations stalled.
Finally, after more than two years of negotiations, the adversaries signed an armistice on July 27, The Korean War was relatively short but exceptionally bloody. Nearly 5 million people died.
Almost 40, Americans died in action in Korea, and more than , were wounded. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. Korea was split in half after World War II.
Japan ruled over Korea from until the end of World War II, after which the Soviet Union occupied the northern half of the peninsula and the United States occupied the south. Originally, they intended to keep Korea together as However, the relationship between the two nations was a tense one.
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A slightly larger number of North Koreans died, amounting to over eleven percent of this nation's entire population. Almost thirty-four thousand Americans died, and another , soldiers suffered non-fatal wounds. At the end of the Korean War, more than eight thousand Americans were missing in action. The Korean War had a dramatic impact on Ohioans. In this conflict, 1, Ohioans died, and another 4, were wounded.
Besides losing loved ones, Ohioans also experienced an increasing fear of communism and its potential spread. The Second Red Scare erupted partly due to the Korean War, and Ohioans closely watched their neighbors for communist sympathies.
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