War in Korea!

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War in Korea!
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• After World War II, Korea was divided along the
  38th parallel of latitude.
• Communists controlled North Korea, and the United
  States backed South Korea.
• Korean War
• When communist North Korea invaded South Korea.

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• The United States was willing to go to war to
  keep Communism from spreading to this area.
• President Truman sent U.S. troops over and asked
  the United Nations to help him.
• It was a hard fight, but North Korea was finally
  driven out of South Korea.

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North Korea
South Korea
United Nations troops tried to go farther north
to the Chinese border. The Communist country
of China attacked them and killed many soldiers.
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The end of the war

• In 1953, the Korean War ended in a stalemate (a
  tie with no winner.)
• The border between the two countries was almost
  the same as the original border before the war.

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Opposing Alliances
In 1949, the U.S. formed an alliance with 11
other nations called the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO).
The members of NATO would defend each other
against any Soviet aggression.
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NATO

• Alliance formed to defend each other against any
  Soviet aggression.

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Original NATO members
Belgium Canada Denmark France Great
Britain Iceland Italy Luxembourg The
Netherlands Norway Portugal United States
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Current NATO Members