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Billy =Leaders and Generals: Communist and Democratic= In any war, no army would succeed without a skilled general and leader. An experienced leader, or a clever strategist, they are an important part to winning a war. In the Korean War, this was no different. There were leaders for each side: Communist and Democratic. These are the men behind the army.

Communist:

 * Mao Zedong** (Tse-Tung) was the fascist dictator of China. He was born in 1893 in a peasant village. He learned about the idea of Communism while he was working at a library. He and eleven other people founded China's communist party. He ordered that troops be sent to aid North Korea when they were being pushed back by South Korea.


 * Joseph Stalin** (Iosif Vissarionovich Djugashvili) as he was originally named before he changed his name to Joseph Stalin, was the leader of the Soviet Union for the Majority of the Korean War. He was born in 1879 in Gori, Georgia. Before the Korean War, the Soviet Union had troops occupying North Korea. When North Korea decided to invade South Korea, Stalin withdrew his troops, but then sent them back to aid North Korea.


 * Kim Il Sung** was the communist leader of North Korea. He was born in 1912. He came to power by leading guerilla forces against Japan, because they controlled Korea, in the 1940s.

Democratic:

 * Douglas MacArthur** was the General that was appointed by the United Nations to be the leader of the army that were sent to South Korea. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1880. He was a war hero from World Wars I and II. When he suggested in the Korean War that America bomb China. At this suggestion Harry S Truman fired him. He was replaced in 1951.


 * Matthew Ridgway** was Douglas MacArthur's replacement. He was born in 1895 in Fort Monroe, Virginia. In World War II he led the 82nd Airborne Division in the invasions of Sicily, Italy and Normandy. He was the first commanding officer to have supreme commands in the Atlantic and Pacific regions.


 * Harry S. Truman** was the President of the United States during the Korean War. He appointed and fired Douglas MacArthur. He was born in 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. He became president after the death of president Franklin Roosevelt during his fourth term in office. When North Korea invaded South Korea and when they wouldn't withdraw after order of the United Nations then he sent planes and ships to aid South Korea.


 * Syngman Rhee** was the leader of South Korea during the Korean War. He was born in 1875. Rhee studied in America, then moved and became leader of South Korea after Japan was defeated in World War II.


 * Importance of Generals and Leaders:** In any war, the soldiers are the ones in the front lines. Fighting in the middle of the combat, they risk their lives for our safety. The soldiers make strategic moves that are thought out and planned to counter the enemy's moves and attack their weak point. The generals came up with these plans. They ordered the soldiers to attack the places they did and to make the strategic advances that they did. The generals are the men behind the action and combat. They are the reasons wars are won.

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