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=__**Outcomes of the War- Period 5 by Hayley**__=

The Korean War took place throughout the 1950s and ended on July 27, 1953. It was between North and South Korea. At the end of the war, the disagreement wasn't resolved and still hasn't been today. North Korea stayed communists and South Korea stayed non-communists.



The Korean War ended on July 27, 1953. This was also the day when North and South Korea agreed to make the 38th parallel the official boundary between North and South Korea. The two countries signed the Armistice Agreement at 10:00 p.m. This agreement was a way for South Korea to reach out and talk to North Korea. It was meant to be a step to making a peace treaty which would reduce the military weapons on both sides and there would be a better cooperation between different ranges of fields, but that treaty never happened.

Although this seemed like a good idea to most, Syngman Rhee, who had re-established his government in Seoul which is the largest city in Korea, refused to accept the agreement at first. He thought it would split the country apart and without America's support he thought that the communists would attack again which would split the country apart. Rhee threatened to start the war up again on his own. The United States offered him a huge aid package to rebuild the economy of South Korea and strengthen its armed forces to calm him down. The package convinced him.



The Korean War was one of the bloodiest wars in history. The South Korean armies had a large number of casualties. They suffered losses from around a million ordinary citizens, and several million were left homeless. South Korea and the United Nations had more then 560,000 troops that were killed, wounded, or reported missing. While the communists had about 1,600,000 troops killed, wounded, or reported missing.

Another effect from the war was the nation's defense budget. America's defense budget soared up. The budget was only 1,250,000 dollars before the war. Once the war was over the budget nearly quadrupled. The budget then became more than 50,000,000 dollars.

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 losing a family member in the war. It is important to know when you start a war what you are getting into and what may happen after.

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