POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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They dropped nuclear bombs to force North Korea into surrendering.
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They saved South Korea after it was invaded, then chased the North Korean forces into China.
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They helped to negotiate for South Korea to surrender.
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They fought directly with the USSR in Korea.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In June 1950 communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The United States came to the aid of South Korea at the head of a United Nations force composed of more than a dozen countries. Communist China joined North Korea in the war in November 1950, unleashing a massive Chinese ground attack against American forces.
Detailed explanation-2: -Concerned that the Soviet Union and Communist China might have encouraged this invasion, President Harry S. Truman committed United States air, ground, and naval forces to the combined United Nations forces assisting the Republic of Korea in its defense.
Detailed explanation-3: -Following the North Korean invasion on 25 June 1950, the United States petitioned for UNSC intervention in the conflict. Approval was given for this first deployment of a UN force, widely considered a diplomatic victory for the Western powers.
Detailed explanation-4: -On June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announces that he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid the democratic nation in repulsing an invasion by communist North Korea.
Detailed explanation-5: -In response, the United States, fearing that the Soviets would control and spread communism to the entire Korean Peninsula and South Pacific, sent troops into South Korea to support the its military forces. Those actions quickly escalated into other countries.