KOREAN WAR - things you should know

1. From 1945 to 1950, there was a huge tension between North and South Korea fueled by the government.
2. In 1950, Stalin of the Soviet Union had a burning desire to spread communism over all of Korea.
3. The first shots of the Korean War were taken in 1950, when the North spontaneously attacked the defenseless South.
4. Throughout the Korean War, the United States supported South Korea, while the Soviets funneled money and weapons to communist North Korea.
5. The Chinese ruler thought that America was using South Korea to expand into China and other parts of Asia. So, he sent more troops into North Korea.
6. Winter in the Korean War was hell for many soldiers.
7. General MacArthur threatened to use 50 atomic bombs on the North Korean forces.
8. South Korea was greatly out-numbered and out-supplied.
9. General MacArthur wanted to go to an all-out war, and expand the war into China.
10. In 1953, North and South Korea agree to a truce, but fighting continued for two more years.