... Korea was supported by Communist China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea was supported by the United States and its Western allies. Communist North Korea sought to spread its influence and control to the South. In October 1950, hostility spilled over into open warfare. North Korean troops overwhelmed the South Korean forces and by September 1950 all except a small corner of South Korea was under Communist control. Once the North Koreans invaded, the Americans with the help of their strong allies managed to push the North Koreans back and continued fighting ensured that the North Korean army lost its footing on South Korean soil. The then president elect, Eisenhower initiated the earlier stalled peace talks; he has the honor of bringing the Korean War to an end. He revived the peace talks and an armistice was eventually signed with a demilitarized zone at the 38th parallel. The end ...

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