Korean War
- Amberly Dong
- Nov 6, 2015
- 3 min read
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September 1, 2015 - The Korean War ended 65 years ago, but we, as the United States will never forget such a tragedy. It was an occasion where our hundreds of thousands of soldiers sacrificed their valuable lives to defend a country other than the U.S.
Korea was divided in half along the 38th parallel; the north was occupied by the Soviet Union, and the south was occupied by America after Japan lost Korea once WWII was over. In the northern part of Korea, it was lead by the communist dictator, Kim II Sung, but the southern part of Korea was lead by the non-communist leader, Syngman Rhee. The north and south were very peaceful until the summer of 1950 —— the Korean War had began.
The Korean War was from 1950 to 1953, during the same time as the Cold War; it first started as a civil war between the southern and northern part of Korea, but soon it became international. When the United States, Soviet Union, and China all participated in the bloodshed, it made the rest of the world begin to worry that WWIII would soon be a pending concern. The reason behind this was the fact that two of the biggest global powers during the time were participants in the war —Russia and the U.S..
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Our main concern in regards to the war was our fear of communism taking over the world by the Soviet Union, so we attempted to prevent this idea from becoming a reality. We sent troops, planes, and weaponry; peaceful negotiations between the Soviet Union, China, and us was also an attempt at a solution. The three countries agreed on almost everything except for one.
The war lasted three years. Even though it was a short one in comparison to others, more than 5 million people died in the years throughout it. Over 30,000 thousand U.S. soldiers sacrificed their lives in the battles, and more than 100,000 got wounded in the struggle. It was a bloody and scary war!
The final agreement that the three significant countries created between the two parts of Korea, was the decision of giving South Korea an extra 1,500 square miles and drew a new line that is currently near the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union, United States of America, and China also agreed to establish a 2-mile-wide no military control zone.
It was a bloody conflict, and now let’s honor all the heroes who sacrificed themselves in the Korean War.
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Citations
"Korean War." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2015.
http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war
"The Korean War, 1950–1953 - 1945–1952 - Milestones - Office of the
Historian." The Korean War, 1950–1953 - 1945–1952 - Milestones - Office of the Historian. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2015.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/korean-war-2
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