USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After three years of a bloody and frustrating war, the United States, the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice, bringing the fighting of the Korean War to an end. The armistice ended America’s first experiment with the Cold War concept of “limited war.”

Detailed explanation-2: -The war also caused heavy economic losses-the socio-economic status for both nations plummeted. For North Korea, industrial production was reduced by 60%, agricultural output by 78%, and 600, 000 houses, 5, 000 schools, and 1, 000 hospitals were destroyed.

Detailed explanation-3: -After much destruction, the war ended with a stalemate. The division at the 38th parallel was replaced by the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Tension between the two sides continued.

Detailed explanation-4: -The war created numerous war orphans and divided families in both Koreas. In South Korea, it also created US military bases, which have been present for decades, and the mandatory conscription for male citizens. The growing number of North Korean defectors also has been an increasingly frequent and telling phenomenon.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nearly 5 million people died. More than half of these–about 10 percent of Korea’s prewar population–were civilians. (This rate of civilian casualties was higher than World War II’s and the Vietnam War’s.) Almost 40, 000 Americans died in action in Korea, and more than 100, 000 were wounded.