When was the Korean War?

The Korean War was a military conflict begun on the 25th of June, 1950 between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force fought for the South, and China was on the side of North Korea. The Soviet Union was also assisting the North. The war arose from the division of Korea at the end of World War II and from the global tensions of the Cold War that developed immediately afterwards. About 5 million people died during the war, which finally came to its end in 1953. The Korean War wasn't widely covered by American mass media.

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Scott Sumone

another place where many brave Americans made the supreme sacrifice....

John Kalugyer

Thanks MASH

Lydia Coutts

Oh please. If you're talking US political affiliations, "the liberals" are the least likely to try "population elimation [sic]".

Teo Sinclair

Sorry, Jim (Frisbie), but your logic is flawed. If you do the math, the number of people who die in wars, while horrific in human terms, is utterly insignificant compared to world population increase. Tens, even hundreds of thousands compares insignificantly to the several billionfold doubling of the world population since the early 70's from 3 to 6+ billion. Americans who died in the Korean Conflict, for example, account for 1/1000 of 1% of that increase in population. This is to say nothing of your paranoid position on purposeful so-called "population elmination (no idea where you got that term)." Hey, Jim, just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're NOT out to get you!

DHL

Thank you for a History question!

David Harrower

other nations fought there too scott

Julie Allen

Scott Sumone, Not only Americans.

Gary Robert Sturdy

My Dad was in Korea for the whole entirety he passed away in 2014 lest we forget

Mark G. Feeney

tecnically, the war continues. a truce is in place but no peace treaty.

Ben

To the north Koreans it is not the end of hostility but a cease fire. If only the US didn't allowed the soviets to liberate the Korean peninsula in WW2 from Japan, probably there is no north Korea. Surely we cannot go back in time.

Joanne Serin

David Harrower, yes, that's why it says the U.N., not just U.S.

Bank-Robber

All I knew it was during the 1950's!!!

Mary Clinton

My husband tells me about Pork Chop Hill there and I thought he was joking as he’s a big joker but it was on Mash and it’s true!! Sorry Hon!!

Odd Joe

I believe that the Chinese government has never admitted to their number of casualties, so western estimates run from 180 000 to 900 000 deaths. The USA lost some 35 000.

Irene Townsend

benoit jimmy, I can't really understand a word you've said except when you say something about 'population elimination is a joke esp since China would need to fight. ' No China is already winning the war, through Industries by slowly working through owing all industries all over the world. Food for thought.

Irene Townsend

Scott Sumone, You do make it sound like only Americans were there. Whether or not that wasn't what you meant. Can see why many have got a little upset. Guess it's not what you say it's how it's said.

Irene Townsend

Learnt that partly through M.A.S.H rather it was confirmed through M.A.S.H. A lot of people lost their lives and technically it is still going on, as I don't believe it was officially over with no winner and no truce or treaty of any kind. Mind you I wouldn't trust neither the North Koreans nor Chinese Governments as far as I could throw them, which aint far.

Cohelian

So soon after ww2 communism became the enemy. Led right into viet nam.

bmeuler

There was no clear winner of the Korean Conflict. There was no peace accord just a truce. The South Koreans are our staunch ally. I have trained with them many times.

Charli Robinson

Marcella Kosse, ... same as all places we have fought a war. We have bases and troops still there. Gives us and our allies an edge for a "tough" military presence. Japan, S .Korea, Germany, etc.