Korean+War+-+Watters

​Near the end of world war two korea was a japanese colony and was liberated at the end of the war. After World War 2, Korea was split in half, one side was communist the other democratic. Korea was divided into north Korea and south Korea. The USSR controlled north Korea and established a government under Kim il-sung. The U.S. controlled south Korea and established under Syngman Rhee. A peace treaty was never signed, so the war is still going on today although there is no fighting. instead of a peace treaty, a cease-fire was signed on july 27, 1953. Korea is still divided today, and the border between them is the most heavily gaurded in the world.
 * __ The Korean War __**




 * __Major points of the war__**
 * fought 1950-1953
 * the first proxey war
 * 36,576 U.S. casualties
 * fought to stop the spread of comminism

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