USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was supported by the United States and allied countries. The fighting ended with an armistice on 27 July 1953.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Korean War was a proxy war for the Cold War. The West-the United Kingdom and the U.S., supported by the United Nations-supported South Korea, while communist China and the Soviet Union supported North Korea.

Detailed explanation-3: -The war reached international proportions in June 1950 when North Korea, supplied and advised by the Soviet Union, invaded the South. The United Nations, with the United States as the principal participant, joined the war on the side of the South Koreans, and the People’s Republic of China came to North Korea’s aid.

Detailed explanation-4: -In October 1950, Chinese troops under the name of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army (CPV) crossed the Yalu River to assist North Korean armies, and engaged in the Korean War in an offensive manner after the U.S. troops crossed the 38th parallel.

Detailed explanation-5: -China assisted North Korea during the Korean War (1950–53) against South Korean and UN forces on the Korean peninsula. Although China itself remained neutral, three million Chinese soldiers participated in the conflict as part of the People’s Volunteer Army fighting alongside the Korean People’s Army.