Korean War

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The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international armed conflict
proxy war
war
aftermath entrenchment of Cold War divisions in East Asia
long-term U.S. military presence in South Korea
militarization of Korean Demilitarized Zone
alsoKnownAs Korean War
surface form: 6·25 War

Korean War
surface form: Fatherland Liberation War

Korean conflict
belligerent North Korea
surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

China
surface form: People’s Republic of China

South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea

Soviet Union
United Nations Command
United States of America
surface form: United States
cause division of Korea after World War II
invasion of South Korea by North Korea
civilianCasualties very high
commander Douglas MacArthur
Kim Il Sung
Matthew Ridgway
Peng Dehuai
conflictBetween North Korea
South Korea
endDate 1953-07-27
estimatedDeaths 2000000 to 4000000
frontLine 38th parallel
initiatedBy North Korea
location Korean Peninsula
majorBattle Battle of Chosin Reservoir
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
Battle of Pork Chop Hill
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
Inchon Landing
partOf Cold War
peaceTreatySigned no
result Korean Armistice Agreement
continued division of Korea
military stalemate
startDate 1950-06-25
status armistice
supportedBy China
Soviet Union
United Nations
United States of America
surface form: United States
theater East Asia
treaty Korean Armistice Agreement
treatyDate 1953-07-27

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Martin Milner conflict Korean War
Eighteenth Air Force conflict Korean War
Scott Carpenter militaryConflict Korean War
1951 State of the Union Address historicalPeriod Korean War
this entity surface form: Korean War period
NNSC conflictRelatedTo Korean War
NNSC establishedAfter Korean War
Douglas Wilder conflict Korean War
Dan Rostenkowski conflict Korean War
Wally Schirra conflict Korean War
The Response laterAssociatedWith Korean War
7th Cavalry Regiment conflict Korean War
Balao class usedInConflict Korean War
subject surface form: Balao-class submarine
Gukje Market foundedAfter Korean War
Short Sunderland usedInConflict Korean War
Philippine Air Force engagement Korean War
Westy conflict Korean War
subject surface form: William Westmoreland
Kadena Air Base usedDuring Korean War
USS Laffey participatedIn Korean War
Dragon Lady usedInConflict Korean War
subject surface form: Lockheed U-2
this entity surface form: Korean War (post-armistice reconnaissance)
former Naval Air Station Glenview conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Naval Air Station Glenview
General John W. Vessey Jr. conflict Korean War
subject surface form: John W. Vessey Jr.
General Richard E. Cavazos conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Richard E. Cavazos
Task Force 77 conflict Korean War
8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars servedIn Korean War
subject surface form: 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
RAN engagedIn Korean War
subject surface form: Royal Australian Navy