Korean war

Korea was a Japanese colony from 1910 onwards until the end of World War Two. Soviet troops liberated the North of the country from Japanese occupation and set up a communist government there under 김일성, whilst the Americans liberated the South and put an anti-communist government there, under Doctor Syngman Rhee. The division between North and South was expected to be a temporary one before elections took place - but things didn't turn out as expected.

The problem
At that time, elections would be held and the type of government with the most votes would get to be leader of a united Korea. But there was one problem. "the elections never took place." The situation was made even more sticky when both leaders claimed to be the rightful leader of the whole of Korea.

Dark designs
But behind the scenes, the North Korean army was arming itself with Soviet weapon weaponry. After a visit by 김일성 to the Soviet Union, he was granted approval by Stalin to invade and unite South Korea.

Sudden attack
Before long, North Korea launched an invasion of the South and thousands of tanks and other armoured vehicles crossed into South of the 38선(38th parallel) (border line between North and South). The South Korea was swiftly swept aside by the much more powerful North Korean forces, and were forced to retreat south.

Not surrender
Seoul, the South Korean capital was captured and the south korea was eventually squeezed into a small and tight corner, around the port city of 부산. But they weren't defeated yet - with the help of US army re-enforcements from nearby Japan, they managed to cling on to the strip of land and establish a defence perimeter around the city.

Assistance
When the UN heard about the invasion, they voted to defend South Korea by military force. In order to relieve pressure on Pusan and save South Korea, General MacArthur, commander-in-chief of the UN forces had a cunning plan. Even though the North Korean army had succeeded in over-running most of Korea, they had a sensitive weak spot. The invasion passed the test perfectly and succeeded in the above goals. South eventually managed to surround and destroy the North Korean army in South Korea.

The result
With turned over and over again, They began negotiations on "ceasefire." which is connected to today. The war had mixed effects - it sent a clear message that the West would not tolerate any threat to its allies or sphere of influence no matter how far away they were on the map.Also, Korean war made many separated families. They even can't meet again in today.