The Korean War began in June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to reunite the Korean peninsula under communist rule. After initial successes, United Nations forces led by the United States pushed North Korea back near the Chinese border. China then entered the war and pushed allied forces back south. An armistice in 1953 established a demilitarized zone near the original border, dividing Korea at the 38th parallel. Over two million soldiers and civilians lost their lives in the three-year conflict, and North and South Korea remain divided and in an uneasy ceasefire to this day.

1. KOREAN WARBy: Poon and Chung

2. Background informationAfter the Russo-Japanese war ended Japan took over KoreaAfter WWII, Korea which was a Japanese colony was taken over by the US and USSRKorea was divided at the 38th parallelNorth: USSR, communistSouth: US, capitalist

3. START OF KOREAN WARleader: Kim II-SungStalin agreed to let North invade SouthJune 25, 1950North invaded SouthGoals: Korea united under communistTried to capture S Korea capital, Seoul

4. Counter attack of South KoreaUN recommended to sent troops to South Korea15 countries sent troops to Korea under General Douglas MacArthur (US), fought against Japan during WWII Drove North Korea back to border Then to China borderSouth Korea Leader: Syngman Rhee“In Korea the Government forces, which were armed to prevent border raids and to preserve internal security, were attacked by invading forces from North Korea. The Security Council of the United Nations called upon the invading troops to cease hostilities and to withdraw to the 38th parallel.”-statement by President Truman (US)

5. ChinaSaw as a threatChina supports North KoreaPush South Korea and UN troops back to 38th parallelContinued fighting, stayed at the same placeMacArthur got fired

6. AgreementStop war2 occurrences that led to agreement: Eisenhower became US president, and death of StalinEisenhower made ceasefire with North Korea and China-July 25, 1953

7. Results3 years of warJune 25, 1950 - 27 July 1953North and South Korea is divided at nearly the same place, 38th parallelDMZ demilitarized zone, guarded by US and N Korea troopsCasualties: 2.5 million

8. TODAYThere is still conflict between the 2 countriesOften, shots were fired against each other Recently: North Korea bombed South Korea’s submarineCaused more tension !!!

9. ConclusionNorth Korea- communist (USSR)South Korea- capitalist (USA)North attacked South  Korean warUS troops in S Korea pushes N to ChinaChina pushes N Korea + US troops back to 38th parallelAgreement brought end to war but the conflict between the 2 countries still remains unresolved until today.June 25, 1950 - 27 July 1953

10. Bibliographyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Warhttp://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/korea.asphttp://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/korean_war.htmhttp://www.wilsoncenter.org/coldwarfiles/files/Documents/trumankoreanwar.pdf