- Chiang Kai-shek led the nationalist party to Taiwan, after they lost to Mao Zedong and the communists.
- USSR controlled korea north of the 38th parallel.
- Ike promised to end the war as soon as possible and negotiated with the USSR and privately warned the that he would use nuclear weapons.
- China entered war when the US had gotten almost to the Korean-Chinese border.
- Douglass McArthur was in charge of all UN forces.
- Douglass MacArthur was fired because he wanted to bomb china to stop their involvement, but Truman didn't approve and thought it would cause world war, so MacArthur was fired.
- War was very unpopular and Truman didn't run for president again. Ike was elected
- War was never declared by either sides.
- Cease fired ended fighting and war ended in stalemate.
- Americans were upset about war, because it solved nothing.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Korean War facts
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A decent list, Tommy - nice job!
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