facts about the korean war

• The korean war was between the republic of korea (south korea) and the democratic people's republic of korea (north korea).
• South korea was supported by the united nations and north korea at one time was supported by the republic of china and the soveret union.
• The war started on June 25th 1950 and it ended July 27th 1953.
• Over 3 million people died in the Korean War.
• The war led to nothing. All it did was prevented communism from spreading into South Korea. No other gains were made, only many casualty losses.
• The Korean War has become almost Forgotten, sometimes called The Forgotten War. This is because it occured right after World War II and right before the Vietnam War. The Korean War often gets overlooked.
• 16 Nations sent forces to fight in the Korean War. It was practically a World War all on it's own involving so many nations.
• The Korean War marks the beginning of the Cold War.
• The Peace Talks lasted 2 years and 17 days. 575 meetings had to take place before an agreement was made. That agreement kept the dividing line at the 38th parallel.
• United States forces started integration during the Korean War, due to much needed support. Black and Whites worked together for the first time.
• Many soldiers experienced frostbite during the subzero temperatures during Winter.
• One of the first jets, the F-86 Sabre, was used during the Korean War.
• MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals) began being used during the Korean War. The MASH units saved thousands of lives. Once a soldier got to a MASH unit he had a 97% chance of survival.