POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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nuclear strike
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total war
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trade embargo
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Eventually UN forces under the leadership of General Matthew Ridgway secured the 38th parallel, and the war settled into a stalemate until a new president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, ended the conflict with the signing of an armistice in July 1953.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Korean War begins This division resulted in the formation of two countries: communist North Korea (supported by the Soviets) and South Korea (supported by the United States).
Detailed explanation-3: -MacArthur proposed his own plan for victory. He wanted a complete blockade of the Communist Chinese coastline. He wanted to bomb industrial sites and other strategic targets within China. He wanted to bring Nationalist Chinese troops from Formosa to fight in Korea.
Detailed explanation-4: -On July 27, 1953, seven months after President Eisenhower’s inauguration as the 34th President of the United States, an armistice was signed, ending organized combat operations and leaving the Korean Peninsula divided much as it had been since the close of World War II at the 38th parallel.