The Korean War

The division set at the 38th Parallel in Korea.

The map of the Korean War.

After World War II ended, Korea was divided in two just like Germany was: North Korea (recognized by the USSR) and South Korea (by the USA). On June 25, 1950; The Soviet started to advance in the Far East towards the South crossing the 38th parallel in order to provoke the americans. The origin of this was with the idea of unification that Kim Il Sung had, then that with the communist victory in China of Mao Tse Tung and the alliance China had with the USSR was to achieve an expansion in Korea. The reaction of president Truman was to send troops tin order for them to give help and protection to South Korea. Many armed confrontations resulted in this war so they could have a solution, which would be the balance of forces, but there was fear that people were in danger due to the nuclear power they had. This war ended in 1953 due to many factors such as: Dwight Eisenhower elected as the new USA president, Stalin´s death and his sucessor Malenkov. An armistice was agreed by the USA, China and North Korea, South Korea refused to sign and that is why the country is still diveded; and a division was set in parallel 38th.
It has been called also "The Forgotten War" because it was overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War.