10 important things everyone should know about the Korean War.

1) The Korean War started on June 25, 1950 and ended with the signing of the Armisitice on July 1953.
2) The Korean War started because North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea.
3) The Korean War was fought over the spreading of communism. Sixteen nations supported the United Nations from spreading communism into South Korea.
4) Former WWII hero in the pacific , General Douglas MacArthur, served as the commander for the UN forces. He was fired when he tried to go behind the president's back to win support for a blockade and bombing on China.
5) China entered the Korean War on November 25, 1950 because they felt their security was threatened by the UN forces in North Korea.
6) In July 1951 the first talks of a truce began, but it took two years until Eisenhower made a truce with the North Koreans and the Chinese.
7) Eisenhower privately warned North Korea and China that the he was ready to use nuclear weapons and carry on the war into China.
8) After the war the two Koreas were pretty much the same as they were in 1950, with their border still at the 38th parallel.
9) After the war communism was contained in Korea.
10) Americans were upset over the war and many politicians made use of their frustration.