USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

KOREAS PARTITION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After the UN forces advances, the North Koreans were driven back beyond their original border (the ____ parallel) within weeks.
A
29th
B
39th
C
28th
D
38th
Explanation: 

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: -In October, the United Nations, urged by the United States Government, approved the movement of UN forces across the 38th parallel into North Korea in an effort to unify the country under a non-communist government.

Detailed explanation-3: -January-April 1951: Chinese People’s Volunteer Army pushed UNC forces back across the 38th Parallel and recaptured Seoul.

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