Jackson Connell
Mrs. Williams
U.S. History
October 19th, 2015
Step 3 Background Information “If the best minds in the world had set out to find us the worst possible location in the world to fight this damnable war, the unanimous choice would have been Korea.” (History.com) said US Secretary of State Dean Acheson in reference to the Korean War. The Korean War was fought from June 25 1950, to July 1953, after upwards of 5 million soldiers and civilians from North Korea, South Korea, China and America lost their lives. Although there were many lives lost, the Korean War was beneficial to America and the Koreas. This paper will overview what the Korean War was and why it happened, and why it was important to the world today. In August 1945, the USSR and United States divided the ex-Japanese colonie of Korea along the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union appointed Kim Il-sung, a guerilla leader from Pyongyang Korea, to lead the Northern part of the country, while the United States made Syngman Rhee, an anti-communist leader, the leader of the American-supported south. The two dictators often fought to control more ground along the 38th parallel, losing upwards of 10,000 soldiers before the war officially began. …show more content…
They were looking to get a fast surrender from the South and the destruction of their army. Upwards of 100,000 men attacked and drove for the South Korean capital of Seoul, but the remaining ROKA (Republic of Korean Army) troops defended around Seoul and attempted to hold their ground. An outside military was necessary to keep the South alive. United Nations met recently after the attack to discuss the North Korean actions and decided to condemn their actions and force the North to take their armies out of the South. The UN sent troops from 15 different countries to stop the North’s push and defend the
Mrs. Williams
U.S. History
October 19th, 2015
Step 3 Background Information “If the best minds in the world had set out to find us the worst possible location in the world to fight this damnable war, the unanimous choice would have been Korea.” (History.com) said US Secretary of State Dean Acheson in reference to the Korean War. The Korean War was fought from June 25 1950, to July 1953, after upwards of 5 million soldiers and civilians from North Korea, South Korea, China and America lost their lives. Although there were many lives lost, the Korean War was beneficial to America and the Koreas. This paper will overview what the Korean War was and why it happened, and why it was important to the world today. In August 1945, the USSR and United States divided the ex-Japanese colonie of Korea along the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union appointed Kim Il-sung, a guerilla leader from Pyongyang Korea, to lead the Northern part of the country, while the United States made Syngman Rhee, an anti-communist leader, the leader of the American-supported south. The two dictators often fought to control more ground along the 38th parallel, losing upwards of 10,000 soldiers before the war officially began. …show more content…
They were looking to get a fast surrender from the South and the destruction of their army. Upwards of 100,000 men attacked and drove for the South Korean capital of Seoul, but the remaining ROKA (Republic of Korean Army) troops defended around Seoul and attempted to hold their ground. An outside military was necessary to keep the South alive. United Nations met recently after the attack to discuss the North Korean actions and decided to condemn their actions and force the North to take their armies out of the South. The UN sent troops from 15 different countries to stop the North’s push and defend the