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Korean War 1950-1953. Latroya Pina Period: D. Background Information. Japan annexed Korea in 1910 and ruled until 1945 At the end of world war II the Japanese surrendered to both the soviets and the U.S.
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Korean War1950-1953 LatroyaPina Period: D
Background Information • Japan annexed Korea in 1910 and ruled until 1945 • At the end of world war II the Japanese surrendered to both the soviets and the U.S. • This caused two nations to develop one communist (North Korea) and the other democratic (South Korea). • The soviets thought that the U.S. would not back up South Korea, so they decided to attack
Background Information • June 25th, 1950 North Korea crossed over in a surprise attack on South Korea • South Korea called on the U.N. for help • On June 27th the U.N. arrived to help south Korea • 5 million people died • The soviets couldn’t veto the U.N.’s military plan
Bibliography • http://sheg.stanford.edu/upload/Lessons/Unit%2011_Cold%20War/KoreanWar2.jpg • http://media1.shmoop.com/media/images/large/battle-osan.jpg • The Americans (textbook) • America’s forgotten war