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 * It 's known as "The Forgotten War", but all American should lern about it and remember it ... and that's where you can help.

Nine Facts About the War:  **~Before the war, in September of 1949, the Communists took over the government of China, causing the U.S. fear of spreading communism to rise. ~The war began in 1950 when the Communist North Koreans crossed over the 38th Parallel, the line between communist and free, into South Korea. ~Through the United Nations, the U.S. and sixteen other countries supplied men and weapons to stop the spread of communism. ~The UN and President Truman hoped an invasion would lead to a reunion of the two Korea's. UN pushed towards China, which China warned them to stop. ~After the UN ignored China's warnings and continued to push the troops towards China, hundreds of thousands of Chinese communist troops attacked the pursuing troops. ~Truman fired MacArthur, the commander of all UN forces, because of MacArthur's public criticism of his orders despite many's' support for the General. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower won the presidential election of 1952 and won a landslide vicoty when he warned privately that he was ready to use nuclear weapons and carry the war into China. Communism was contained in North Korea. ~

Prisoners of War in North Korea get ready to be interrogated in July of 1950.
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Refugees moving south in the P'ohang sector after receiving evacuation orders from the South Korean army in August of 1950.

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur greets Mr. John Foster Dulles, Republican Consultant to the State Department at the Haneda Air Force Base in June of 1950.

This map shows the 38th Parallel, the pre-war line between North and South Korea, important battles, and follows the different army's movement.
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 This map shows the different parts of Korea and the countries involved in the war(except the UN).

//"I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the president. That's the answer to that. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail."// - Harry S. Truman This was Truman's words addressing the nation after he fired General MacArthur because of his public display of dissaproval for Truman's commands during the war.
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