USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After three years of fighting, the war ended in a stalemate with the border between North and South Korea near where it had been at the war’s beginning.

Detailed explanation-2: -From July 1951, until the end of hostilities the battle lines remained relatively stable and the conflict became a stalemate.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Korean War Reaches a Stalemate Both sides were willing to accept a ceasefire that maintained the 38th parallel boundary, but they could not agree on whether prisoners of war should be forcibly “repatriated.” (The Chinese and the North Koreans said yes; the United States said no.)

Detailed explanation-4: -The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and rebellions in South Korea. 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-5: -What was the stalemate in the Korean War? By 1951, after many successes and failures on both sides, the Korean War had reached a stalemate at the 38th parallel. Neither the UN forces, nor the Chinese and North Korean troops, could push the other back or gain a strategic advantage.