Korean+War-+Cody+and+Dustin

__Korean War__: -division between North and South Korea -Jiang Jieshi (capitalist or democracy/South) -Mao Zedong ( communist/North) -June 27, 1950 to Jan. 31, 1955 -North Korea invaded South Korea -was during the Cold war so the Soviet Union and the US were involved as well -along with the US several other countries aided South Korea -Soviet Union and China aided North Korea -the korean war also started the tv show called m*a*s*h (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) which takes place during the war -The Korean war has been called "the forgotten war," "the century's nastiest little war," "a sour war," and "the coldest winter."

__Battles of the Korean War__: -**Battle on Pork Chop Hill** -originally it was called Hill 255 but a 1959 film made it famous as Pork Chop Hill -both sides had such strong defensive lines that neither had an effective offense without suffering great losses - while the two sides where dealing with truce negotiations in Panmunjom each sides soldiers where fighting in trench systems closely resembling World War I

-**Battle of Chosin Reservoir** -October 25, 1950 -General Douglas MacArthur's United Nations forces were close to ending the war -Chinese forces came pouring across the border -our forces were too spread out to fight off the opposing forces -the UN troops were spread out and werent able to support each other -in the end the UN forces managed to destroy or cripple seven Chinese divisions

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"Korean War: Battle on Pork Chop Hill » HistoryNet." //HistoryNet – From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher//. Web. 25 May 2010. [].

Hickman, Kennedy. "Battle of Chosin Reservoir - Korean War Battle of Chosin Reservoir." //Military History - Warfare through the Ages - Battles and Conflicts - Weapons of War - Military Leaders in History//. Web. 25 May 2010. .

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