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The Korean War was fought between 

South Korea and communist North 

Korea. It was the first major conflict 

of the Cold War as the Soviet Union 

supported North Korea and the United 

States supported South Korea. The war 

ended with little resolution. The 

countries are still divided today. North 

Korea is still ruled by a communist 

regime. 

Truman ordered U.S. troops to the aid 

of South Korea and convinced the 

United Nations (UN) to send military 

aid as well, in what was referred to in 

diplomatic circles as a “police 

action.”The UN troops, were under the 

command of General Douglas 

MacArthur. 

 When entering the Korean War the 

United States strategy was to enter 

South Korea and drive the North 

Koreans back into North Korea. But 

this didn't happen as planned.   

Because of the attack being a 

surprise, the United States and 

South Korean forces were pushed 

into the far southern corner of the 

Korean Peninsula. 

While fighting in the Korean War, The 

United States strategy was to 

blockade China's coast,bomb its 

interior and release Chiang's 

Nationalist forces to invade the 

mainland China. This was the plan 

that General MacArthur proposed but 

it had fierce debate. Many people 

didn't not think it was a well thought 

out plan, they thought it was unsafe 

and risky. 

The war didn't end, only major hostilities 

ended in '53. There was no peace treaty 

signed, so the war was

not brought to a completion. What 

was signed was an armistice, essentially 

a cease-fire agreement that left both 

sides without any actual closure. We 

take this armistice for granted as a 

peace treaty because there is no

 major hostilities today, if any.So the 

war is technically still going on.  

The United Nations established armistice 

land between North and

South Korea so they would not be in 

contact with each other. nobody won. 

nobody gained territory.That's why 

nothing changed.   The fighting 

stopped, and prisoners were 

exchanged .

After the cease-fire agreement the 

major hostility ended. And some 

type of peace was made. The United 

States strategy for leaving Korea, 

was getting their weapons and 

troops and just running and not 

looking back. 

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