Korean war

Korean war
The war began on 25june 1950 and an armistice was signe don 27 july 1953 the war was a result of the physical división of korea by an agreement of the victorious allies at the conclusionof the pacific war the end of world war II
The Korean peninsula was ruled by japan from 1910 until the end of world war II following the surrender of japan in 1945 american administrators dividedthe peninsula along the 38th parallel with united states troops occupying the southern part and soviet troops occupying the northern part
The failure to hold free elections throughout the Koreanpeninsula in 1984 deepened the division between the two side and the north established a communist government the 38th parallel increasing became a political border between the two Koreas. Althoughreunification negotiation continued in the month preceding the war tension intensified.
Cross border skirmishes and raids at the 38th parallel persisted the situation escalated into open warfare whennorth Korean forces invaded south Korea on 25 june 1950 it was the first significant armed conflict of the cold war
The unite nations particularly the unite states came to the aid of south korea inrepelling the invations a raid UN counter offensive drove the north Koreans past the 38th parallel and almost to the yulu river and the people republic of china entered the war on the side of the norththe Chinese launched a counter offensive tha pushed the united nation force back across the 38th parallel the soviet union materially aided the north Korean and Chinese armies in 1953 the war ceasedwith an armistice that restored the border between the Koreas near the 38th parallel and created the Korean demilitarized zone a 2.5 mile wide buffer zone between the two Koreas minor outbreaks offighting continue to the present day
With both north and south Korean sponsored by external power the Korean war was a proxy war. From a military science perspective it combined strategies and...