USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -From July 1951, until the end of hostilities the battle lines remained relatively stable and the conflict became a stalemate.

Detailed explanation-3: -1953: Stalemate Leads to Demilitarized Zone After the Chinese pushed the US forces back to around the 38th parallel in 1951, the two sides seesawed back and forth for a little while before settling into a heavily-armed stalemate by December 1952.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Korean War armistice, signed on July 27, 1953, drew a new border between North Korea and South Korea, granting South Korea some additional territory and demilitarizing the zone between the two nations. A formal peace treaty was never signed. Over 2.5 million people died in the Korean War.