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=Outcomes of the Korean War= = = = =

The result of the Korean War, like any war, was not too pretty. The armistice of the Korean War was on July 27, 1953 leaving the Korean Peninsula divided once more at the 38th parallel. The amount of deaths of the Chinese and Koreans was through the roof. More than 5 million Chinese and Koreans died in a three-year “police action.” The United States side of the war was better with only 35,000 deaths.

The two opposing sides were the North Koreans allied with the Chinese who helped out the middle of the war. South Korea allied with the United States opposing the communist leaders of North Korea. The reason this war occurred is because the North Koreans and the People’s Republic of China wanted to spread communism. They were determined to spread communism even after the United Nations ordered a cease-fire in 1951. The fighting continued for two more years.

On the United States side of things we had lost a bit of men but not nearly as much as the Korean or Chinese. The United States Treasury spent twenty billion dollars during the war and billions more were spent in helping South Korean government and their armed forces. As for the United States Military, this war was the beginning of an era of the construction of a military juggernaut.

=Extra Focus=

In Seoul planes safely landed for departure from North Korea for the first time since before the Korean War started. Many families that had given up hope of seeing their loved one once more but they soon found hope that they had been longing for. Many families had not seen some of their members in four or five decades. Shortly after the war, the North and South Korea joined the United Nations.

In the rest of the world President Eisenhower was elected into office. Josef Stalin, the Russian Communistic Dictator dies ending his near quarter century rule over Russia. The Korean War was an eye opener for many people. It showed how “white-hot” the Cold War could become because it was the first major shooting war against communism. In other words, the war was a wake-up call for the rest of the world on how big of a deal communism could become.

**Why it Matters**
The reason this is so important to learn about is that it teaches people to never let issues like communism lead to war again. To learn about communism and realize that we should believe in what we want to believe in and to embrace democracy. This war was a good example of why wars should try to be avoided because of the amount of people hurt and broken from the results.

Benson, Sonia G., Korean War: Almanac & Primary Sources. United States: Gale Group, 2002

"The Korean War." //The Cold War.// Woodbridge, CT.: Primary Source Micro Film, 2000. //Student// //Resource Center// //– Gold.// Thomson Gale, Cook Memorial Library, 7 Feb, 2007 

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