The Korean War began in 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea, seeing it as a proxy battle between capitalism and communism during the early Cold War. The war resulted in a stalemate and massive loss of life, with over 5 million Korean casualties and 28,000 American troops killed, cementing Korea as a divided nation and demonstrating the ideological tensions between the US and USSR.

1. The Korean War

2. Background1945: Japan Surrenders Typical Cold War Struggle: USSR North: USA South 1947: UN Resolution for general elections1949: Communist Victory in China

3. North VS SouthJune 25th, 1950, North invades SouthDomino Theory Truman DoctrineProxy War

4. Ideological WarCapitalism vs CommunismCentral to the Early Cold War

5. War RamificationsStalemate: 38thHuge loss of Life: 28,000 US troops1.5 Million South Koreans3.5 Million North Koreans