what impact did it have?

Question: The Korean war and why it ended/ what impact did it have!?
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The Korean War began when North Korean troops swept across the thirty-eighth parallel and quickly drove the troops of the Republic of Korea to the toe of the Korean peninsula!. President Truman had stationed American troops in South Korea and an American fleet was already in Korean waters!. Thanks to the absence of the Soviet delegation at the United Nations, Truman got that body to sponsor a "police action" in Korea to push the North Koreans back across the thirty-eighth parallel!. The US made up most of the "police" in Korea!. During the next presidential campaign, the Republican candidate Eisenhower promised to go to Korea and end hostilities!. Eisenhower won the election and before he was inaugurated he went to Korea!. He threatened to use atomic weaponry to end the war!. That was probably a bluff, but it convinced the North Koreans to end hostilities in July, 1953!. Korea returned to its previous division at the thirty-eighth parallel!. The war did prove to the communist nations that the US was willing to defend its policy of containment and prevent any spread of communism, any where on the planet!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It was nothing but a hotspot during the cold war!.

Soldiers were forgotten, as well as the war due to it being inbetween two landmark wars (WW2, Vietnam)!.

Situation is pretty much same thing as before war, except with a lot more tension between north and south!.

30 something thousands americans dies!. About 1!.2 million koreans collectively, 400,000-800,000 Chinese died!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Just to correct and add on to what Mr!. V wrote (above):

The US was in the process of withdrawing all troops from Korea when the North invaded, and the fighting down at the toe of the penninsula (Pusan Perimeter) was among the most fierce in history!. The counterattack was led by General MacArthur (who is vastly over-rated, I think), and the Marines were landed well up the penninsula to break the North Korean's hold around Pusan!. Quickly then, American and other UN forces poured into the country and drove the battered North Korean forces into their country before approaching the Chinese boraded!. China invaded as the UN forces drew near, and drove them back to near the 38th parallel starting line!. The was see-sawed back and forth thereafter until finally a negotiated truce was worked out, with nothing gained for either side!.

It's significant to note that while Mr!. V is right about the fact that most the UN forces employed were American, there were significant forces from a variety of other nations!. The British, Canadians, Greeks, Turks, and even Ethiopians served with distinction!. It's also important to note the Chinese involvement!. China had a huge army and a common border with Korea, and it was therefore able to get larger numbers of troops into the battle, faster and easier than any of the UN nations could, and it is a testiment to the forces of the "free world" that they were able to fight the chinese to a standstill without resorting to nuclear weapons!. (which MacArthur wanted released as soon as China invaded)Www@QuestionHome@Com

it killed a lot of people, it wrecked some other peole's country!.
The north koreans still hate us, and feel alienated from the world!.

And the mighty wondeful U!.S!. caused all thast, "to show the commies it meant business" (to draw a line, and fight off the 'communist invaders"
problem with that is it wasnt korea that was invading us, we were just using THEIR country to wreck by having a fight with the Russians in it!.

And we lost!.
We had to get the hell out because just like Vietnam, and just like Iraq, we couldnt make the people of these countries submit to our invasion!.Www@QuestionHome@Com