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=**The Outcomes of the Korean war**= By-Emily

The Korean War started in 1950 and ended in 1953. When the war did end, they never really had a winner. We were unable to settle the unification of Korea, but they agreed to work out a stable peace treaty. So basically the war never ended. The Korean war was one of the bloodiest wars in history. The war took place in Korea. civilians were killed or badly injured.

There were 4 million military and civilian casualties. 33,600 Americans, 16,000 UN allies, 415,000 South Koreans, 520,000 North Koreans and 900,000 Chinese (estimated).The North Koreans rabid with communist indoctrination saw the South as an enemy. Thus, from our perspective, it was a successful defense of South Korea's territory.

The war was a deadlock. North and South Korea were not happy at all with what was going on.When the war did end it wasnot that far from where the war started.Korea remained divided between a Communist North a non-Communist (and relatively free) South, with the dividing line between them almost exactly where it was before.

South, with the dividing line between them almost exactly where it was before. Half the Korean's industry and a third of all the homes were destroyed. The soviet officials and representatives that fought in the war all met up in Switzerland.They failed to draw up a stable peace plan. The politically and militarily the war was inconclusive.

But the peace plan that they did make was signed by the U.S and China. But North and South Korea did not sign the peace treaty we had. The two sides still watch each other in the demilitarized zone. They were waiting for the day when the fight might begin again. China also sent thousands of troop across borders to help North Korea, so we were helping defend them from the communists.

Communists pressed for some final negotiating leverage with a one week offensive in June. Made sift by the American administration witch they construed as capitalist exploitation. As usual decided to destroy it and replace it with peoples republic where everyone was equal. That usually means that they are miserably poor and ignorant. The outcome of the Korean war was a truce or cease fire to an inconclusive conflict with no victory. They made a truce because Korea wanted to stay free.

EXTRA FOCUS
American's unhappiness with the Korean war is very similar to the American's unhappiness with the current war in Iraq. The 1952 presidential election was dominated by the issue, just as our upcoming presidential election will also be. Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president because he promised to end the years of fighting in Korea. So he was only really elected because he wanted to end the war. Bush the current president, is unpopular because he wants to continue the war and many Americans don't.

Why is it so important?
This topic of the outcomes of the Korean War is important, because it shows you what happens to people after wars. It shows how one war can affect so many people's lives from their homes being gone to loosing a family member from the war.Also because it shows how America was during the Cold War. America was afraid of Communism in the Cold War, and it teaches how we stood up and helped South Korea fight back against the Soviet Union and China. This topic is worth learning about because it's important to history ans that America was a big help for everything.



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