Question:Describe the events of the Korean War.Explanation: The Korean War happen on Jun 25,1950-July 27,1953. The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and insurrections in the south. The war ended unofficially on 27 July 1953 in an armistice.Truman orders air and naval support for South Korea & calls for UN interventionJune 27, 1950U.S. troops invade at InchonSeptember 15, 1950Pyongyang falls to UN forcesOctober 19, 1950Chinese divisions enter fightingNovember 4, 1950MacArthur declares "There is no substitute for victory"March 1951In message to House Republican leader Martin, MacArthur expresses his frustration with the limited war U.S. is fighting against communistsTruman relieves MacArthur of commandApril 11, 1951Following several warnings about insubordination, Truman angers public (69% support MacArthur) by firing the US commanderMacArthur addresses Congress after being away from the U.S. since 1935April 19, 1951In emotional speech, MacArthur declares "Old soldiers never die, they merely fade away".Negotiations begin at PanmunjonJuly 1951Talks drag on until 1953 and war is settled with the establishment of a DMZ (demilitarized zone) on each side of the 38th parallelKorea becomes campaign issue in 1952 presidential electionSummer 1952Eisenhower pledges to go to Korea to end the war. VP candidate Nixon contends Democrats had caved in to communists in Korea and that Democrat presidential candidate Stevenson should be called "Adlai the Appeaser"Armistice formally re-established the division of KoreaMarch 1953Formal peace treaty never signed. Over 1,000,000 Koreans and 54,000 Americans killed in conflict plus thousands who die as prisoners of war
