Korea+9+3+2+1

__NINE__ __THREE__ __TWO__
 * Korea was freed from Japanese rule during WW2 but the US was only able to control the southern half while Soviet forces took control and freed the Northern half.
 * The Korean war was started when the Communist North Koreans crossed the dividing line, or 38th parallel, and attacked the non-communist North.
 * The Allied force for Korea was actually made up of 16 countries but the US made up for most of these troops and General Douglas MacArthur was the commander of all Allied troops.
 * South Korea was almost defeated early on as the North Korean troops pushed deep into their territory but General MacArthur reversed this with a daring landing behind enemy lines and Inchon.
 * On the counter-attack the US led troops pushed the North Koreans up against the Chinese border which led to the Chinese entering the conflict on the Communist side.
 * When General MacArthur asked for permission to bomb China and then tried to gain support after Truman said no, he was sent home and fired.
 * The original truth talks were suggested by the Soviet Union and lasted for 2 years.
 * During these talks Truman decided to not run for President again and the election was won in a landslide victory by General Dwight Eisenhower.
 * The war ended in a 1953 stalemate with the two sides in almost the exact same place that they had started in.

__ONE__ "Retreat, hell! We're only attacking in another direction." - Oliver P Smith