The Korean Conflict ended in 1953 with an armistice that established a demilitarized zone along the cease-fire line between North Korea and South Korea, where over 1 million troops remain stationed today. The armistice terms called for the release of prisoners of war but China and North Korea refused to return all prisoners, and the United States responded by bombing North Korean irrigation dams. The war resulted in over 2 million Korean deaths, most civilians, 54,000 American deaths and 100,000 wounded, and 600,000 Chinese deaths, while Japan's postwar economic recovery was boosted by supplying both sides.

1. Korean Conflict 1950-1953 The Aftermath