U.S Involvment

The U.S was already stationed in South Korea prior to the war, but withdrew seeing no reason to stay. This prompted Russian forces combined with North Korean forces to take action and attempt to spread communism into South Korea. The United States first entered the war after North Korea invaded South Korea for the first time on June 25^th, 1950. The U.S pushed for the United Nation’s help by asking for military assistance in South Korea. President Truman sent in air forces, navy forces, and army troops to push North Korea back out of the South. They pushed them all the way back across the 38^th parallel and to the northern border. Ultimately, the United State’s involvement turned the tables and gave South Korea an advantage over the North.

 This is a map showing the crossing over of the 38th parallel by the U.S and North Korea. This created a "tug-of-war" like warfare. The war eventually ended with both countries right where the started on either side of the border.