What happened in the Korean War

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What events happened during the Korean War?
What was the Korean War and why did it happen?
What are 3 major events of the Korean War?
Why was the Korean War fought?

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What events happened during the Korean War?

Event	Date
North Korea invades South Korea	June 24, 1950
Truman orders air and naval support for South Korea & calls for UN intervention	June 27, 1950
U.S. troops invade at Inchon	September 15, 1950
Pyongyang falls to UN forces	October 19, 1950

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What was the Korean War and why did it happen?

After five years of simmering tensions on the Korean peninsula, the Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when the Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel, the line dividing communist North Korea from the non-communist Republic ...

What are 3 major events of the Korean War?

A Centurion tank moves along on the bed of the River Imjin, (IWM BF 11479)..

How did the Korean War begin? ... .

Invasion of South Korea, June 1950. ... .

Landings at Inchon, September 1950. ... .

China Intervenes, November 1950. ... .

The Battle of the Imjin River, April 1951. ... .

Stalemate, 1951-53. ... .

Armistice, July 1953. ... .

Legacy..

Why was the Korean War fought?

The Korean War was a civil conflict that became a proxy war between superpowers clashing over communism and democracy. Between 2 and 4 million people died, 70 percent of them civilians.